1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 25, 9:15 AM MST, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1015 AM MDT SUN MAY 25 2002 LOW LEVEL EASTERLY PUSH...ALBEIT SHALLOW...HAS BROUGHT HIGHER DEW POINTS INTO THE CENTRAL VALLEYS EXTENDING TOWARD THE CONTDVD IN WCNTL/NW NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING. SAT IMAGERY SHOWS CYCLONIC CIRCULATION CENTER BETWEEN TUCSON AND DOUGLAS ARIZONA DRIFTING EWD. TO ITS NORTHEAST...A DEFORMATION ZONE WAS ORIENTED NW-SE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WITH A MID-LEVEL DRY SLOT MORE OR LESS STALLED OVER SWRN MOST ZONES. QUASI-SFC DRYLINE ACROSS SW DESERTS. INTERESTING SCENARIO LATER TODAY FOR AREAS BETWEEN CONTDVD AND MIDDLE RGV...AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF OUR SCNTL MTN RANGES. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE RELATIVELY WEAK THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROFILE...SUFFICIENT TURNING SHOULD SUPPORT ORGANZED PULSE TYPE STORMS AS THEY MOVE OFF HIER TRRN. SVR POTENTIAL LOOKS MARGINAL MID RGV/CONTDVD REGION GIVEN SHALLOWNESS OF MOISTURE IN LOWER LEVELS. IN FACT...DEW POINT WILL PROBABLY MIX OUT INTO THE LOWER 40S IN ABQ AREA BY PEAK HEATING. BETTER POTENTIAL FOR SVR TSTMS SCNTL/SE WHRE HEATING WILL MAXIMIZED THROUGH MIDDAY. WILL RAISE POPS INTO LIKELY RANGE THERE. MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL...BUT AS WAS THE CASE YESTERDAY BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS WILL GREATLY ENAHANCE POTENTIAL FOR ROTATING UPDRAFTS. .ABQ...NONE. KJ
NMZ001>021-026-261200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT SUN MAY 25 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO. PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE EAST TODAY. COMBINED WITH A FAVORABLE WIND PATTERN THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE AND AN APPROACHING DISTURBANCE WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH HAIL ONE INCH OR GREATER AND WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH THE MAIN THREAT. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND RAPID FLOWING WATER IN NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS AND WASHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER EAST CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE AREA OF MOST CONCERN IS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF U.S. ROUTE 54. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BETWEEN 200 PM AND 1000 PM MDT. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR THE SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN HIGH PLAINS FROM THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS TO THE LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS...EAST TO THE TEXAS BORDER.
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:00 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A dust devil or brief land spout beneath developing cumulus clouds east of Willard caused minor damage to a mobile home. No lightning or radar signatures were indicated near the location.
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