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Flash Flood — Bernalillo, NM

Jul 29, 2014

The upper level pattern continued to be dominated by broad high pressure over the state. An upper level disturbance tracked eastward across central and northern New Mexico triggering showers and thunderstorms over much of the area. Moisture remained abundant with precipitable water vales nearly 150% of normal. Showers and thunderstorms developed during the late morning hours across central portions of the state. These storms slowly moved eastward throughout the afternoon. During the late afterno

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 524771). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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