Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Albuquerque, NM

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
350 PM MDT FRI JUN 14 2002

BIG STORY THE REST OF THIS EVENING WILL BE THE STRONG STORMS AND
SEVERE WEATHER. STORMS SLOWLY DRIFTING OUT IN THE PLAINS WHICH MAKES
THEM ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. EXPECT THEM TO SLOWLY DRIFT TO THE
EAST...SOUTHEAST WITH DIMINISHING ACTIVITY BY LATE EVENING. SAME
THINGS ACROSS THE WEST AND HAVE HAD REPORTS OF HAIL THERE AS WELL.
DEWPOINTS START TO GO DOWN ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY WITH THE WEST
REALLY DRYING OUT. NEAR BREEZY WINDS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS CWFA
ESPECIALLY FAVORING THE WEST ON SATURDAY. EVEN WITH THE LOWERING
DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE EAST...STILL CANT RULE OUT SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST BUT ALSO INCLUDING THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE SANGRES. BACKDOOR COLD FRONT ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG AS THE
PAST COUPLE OF DAYS EXPECTED TO SWING DOWN SATURDAY NIGHT AND
PROVIDE HIGHER DEWPOINTS AGAIN. THUS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. THE COLD
FRONT WONT BE NEARLY AS STRONG AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. DRYING AND WARMING THROUGH THE REST OF THE
FORECAST. WACHTER

.ABQ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THROUGH 8 PM FOR NORTHEAST..EAST
CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO...

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1100 AM MDT FRI JUN 14 2002

NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOR ALL
AREAS OF NEW MEXICO EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN
PLAINS.

WEATHER SYNOPSIS...ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH DAYTIME
HEATING AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THE PREVIOUS NIGHTS THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
GENERALLY EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.  ACROSS THE EASTERN
PLAINS...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WITH THE FAVORED AREAS WHERE THE
CLOUD COVER IS LESS TO START OUT THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. AT THIS
TIME AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 WILL BE CAPABLE OF MORE SHOWER AND
THUNERSTORM DEVELOPMENT DUE TO ANTICIPATED LESS CLOUD COVER. THE
NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY
STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED ACROSS THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
COLFAX...HARDING...EASTERN MORA...AND UNION.

THIS OUTLOOK PRODUCT IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL
HAZARDOUS OR LIFE THREATENING WEATHER. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE
SPECIFIC STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS RELATED TO FLASH FLOODS AND SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS.

THIS OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.
FOR FAR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO USE PRODUCT WWUS84 KMAF.
FOR SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO USE PRODUCT WWUS84 KEPZ.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE, NM
318 PM MDT FRI JUN 14 2002

TIME(MDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0310 PM    12 N CIMARRON             NM   1.25 INCH HAIL
06/14/02   COLFAX                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE, NM
349 PM MDT FRI JUN 14 2002

TIME(MDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0347 PM    5 N SPRINGER              NM   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/14/02   COLFAX                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC