Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, August 28, 2005

Name: Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, August 28, 2005
Start: 2005-08-28T00:18
End: 2005-08-28T01:00
Location: New Mexico

August 28, 2005 · NWS ABQ · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A late night storm north of Roswell produced hail and heavy road flooding along Highway 285.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.

A late night storm north of Roswell produced hail and heavy road flooding along Highway 285.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 27, 8:00 PM MST, 4 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 8:00 PM MST, 4 hours 18 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
900 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

.UPDATE...EXTENDED ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST QUARTER...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40...THROUGH
TONIGHT. A PASSING SHORTWAVE IS CURRENTLY TRIGGERING A TRAIL OF
CONVECTION FROM AROUND CHACO CANYON WELL INTO UTAH. LATEST GFS
INDICATES THE POSITIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION OVER THE NORTHWEST WILL
PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNRISE

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...300 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005...GOES SOUNDER IMAGERY
INDICATES DRYING CONTINUES TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO GILA AND
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. DESPITE THIS AND DECREASING
DEWPOINTS OVER LAST 24 HRS...THUNDERSTORMS MANAGED TO FIRE OVER THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS BEFORE NOON...UNLIKE ON FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH
SHORTWAVE RESPONSIBLE FOR LAST NIGHTS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN
NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO HAS EXITED...ANOTHER SHORTWAVE IS EVIDENT IN
THE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AS WELL AS OBSERVED DATA...AND PICKED UP BY
MORNING MODEL RUNS. TIMING OF THIS WAVE RESULTING IN UPTICK IN
ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND
NORTHEAST.

DESPITE THE LOW LEVEL SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS
MORNING...RUC DEPICTS AREA OF LOWERING PRESSURE/SURFACE TROUGHING
DEVELOPING IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVE. MSAS PRESSURE
CHANGE PLOT SHOWING THIS TREND...AND FEEL A LOW LEVEL SOUTHEAST FLOW
MAY DEVELOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

THEREFORE...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS BREAK OUT EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR OVER THE
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE DAY WITH THE FOCUS OF MORE FAVORABLE
INSTABILITY/MOISTURE SHIFTING INTO THE EAST CENTRAL DURING THE
EVENING AS THE SHORTWAVE DIGS FARTHER SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE STATE
PER FORECAST MODELS. ACTIVITY MAY PERSIST INTO LATE NIGHT
HOURS...WHICH IS WELL COVERED IN CURRENT GRIDS.

SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE ACTIVE AS WELL...MORE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST TWO
THIRDS OF THE FORECAST AREA AS THE RIDGE AMPLIFIES TO OUR WEST AND
UPPER FLOW BECOMES NORTH TO NORTHEAST BY EARLY MONDAY. MONDAY STILL
APPEARS TO BE A DOWN DAY...WITH THE MIDWEEK
PERIOD...WED/THURS...BECOMING MORE ACTIVE AGAIN AS UPPER FLOW SHIFTS
TO SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND ANOTHER BOUNDARY SLIDES INTO THE PLAINS.
THERE MAY BE SOME POTENTIAL FOR SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE TO RETURN LATE
NEXT WEEK...WITH THE UPPER HIGH CENTER FORECASTED OVER
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA.

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 5:00 AM MST, 19 hours 18 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

NMZ001>021-026-281200-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
600 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.
HAILSTONES UP TO THE SIZE OF A QUARTER AND WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND
60 MPH WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN FROM ANY OF
THE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

DISTURBANCES IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT COMBINED WITH A LOW LEVEL
UPSLOPE FLOW WILL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF NEW MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME. WEATHER CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST
FORECASTS...WARNINGS...WATCHES AND ADVISORIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO THE NWS OFFICE IN
ALBUQUERQUE.  CONTACT OUR OFFICE TOLL FREE AT 1-888-386-7637 OR
VISIT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/ABQ AND CLICK ON SUBMIT STORM REPORTS.

KJ

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 27, 6:42 PM MST, 5 hours 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
742 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0729 PM     HAIL             NW CLOVIS               34.41N 103.20W
08/27/2005  1.75 INCH        CURRY              NM   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

RJOJOLA

Local storm report, Aug 27, 6:50 PM MST, 5 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
750 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0744 PM     HAIL             CLOVIS                  34.41N 103.20W
08/27/2005  1.00 INCH        CURRY              NM   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DOWNTOWN CLOVIS

&&

RJOJOLA

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 6:58 PM MST, 5 hours 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
758 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

NMZ020-280300-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER FAR NORTHEAST ROOSEVELT COUNTY...

AT 754 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARCH.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 10 MPH. ALSO...STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS ARE MOVING
WEST SOUTHWEST OVER ROOSEVELT COUNTY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
LOCATED IN CURRY COUNTY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE RURAL EAST CENTRAL
ROOSEVELT COUNTY.

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Local storm report, Aug 27, 7:00 PM MST, 5 hours 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
800 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0744 PM     HAIL             SW CLOVIS               34.41N 103.20W
08/27/2005  1.00 INCH        CURRY              NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SOUTHWEST SIDE OF TOWN

&&

RJOJOLA

Local storm report, Aug 27, 7:10 PM MST, 5 hours 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
810 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0747 PM     HAIL             CLOVIS                  34.41N 103.20W
08/27/2005  1.75 INCH        CURRY              NM   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DOWNTOWN

&&

RJOJOLA

Local storm report, Aug 27, 7:12 PM MST, 5 hours 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
812 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0740 PM     HAIL             2 SE TUCUMCARI          35.15N 103.70W
08/27/2005  0.75 INCH        QUAY               NM   PUBLIC

&&

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The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:17 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Chaves

When: August 28, 12:18 AM MST
Where: Chaves County, 5 mi NW of Roswell
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.433, -104.583

Flash Flood, Chaves

When: August 28, 12:18 AM MST to 1:00 AM MST
Where: Chaves County, 5 mi NW of Roswell
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.433, -104.583

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Mexico in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in New Mexico, August 2005

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5464856, 5464857.