1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 14, 2:00 AM MST, 7 hours 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 300 AM MDT MON AUG 14 2006 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH EXTENDED THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION... A PERFECT SCENARIO FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION HAS SET UP ACROSS THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. LATEST WATER VAPOR LOOP STILL INDICATING DEEP LAYER MOISTURE PERSISTING ACROSS NM...WITH A DECENT 250MB JET PULLING MOISTURE INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS AS UPPER LEVEL HIGH REMAINS ALONG THE SRN GULF COAST. 00Z KABQ RAOB STILL SHOWING PWAT VALUES ABOVE ONE INCH...SUFFICIENT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. PLENTY OF WEAK PERTURBATIONS TRACKING THROUGH THE UPR FLOW IN COMBINATION WITH DIFLUENT FLOW WILL PROVIDE FOR A WIDE AREA OF LIFT ACROSS THE CWFA. MEANWHILE...A SURFACE BOUNDARY CURRENTLY STATIONARY ALONG A LINE FROM CLINES CORNERS TO JUST SOUTH OF CLOVIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR AN UPSLOPE REGIME IN ITS WAKE. SLOW MOVING STORMS OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS PUSHING 3 TO 5 INCHES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE FAR ERN PLAINS NEAR THE TX BORDER. WITH THIS IN MIND...WILL EXTEND FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 12Z TUE. POPS IN THE TABLE BELOW MAY BE ADJUSTED PRIOR TO ZONE ISSUANCE...BASED ON LATEST RADAR TRENDS. IT APPEARS THAT CATEGORICAL POPS MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AM OVER THE FAR SE PLAINS AND POSSIBLY THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. HIGH TEMPS WILL BE UNSEASONABLE CHILLY ACROSS THE PLAINS WHERE READINGS WILL BE 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NE WHERE THICK CLOUD COVER WILL PREVAIL ALL DAY...INHIBITING SIGNIFICANT INCOMING SOLAR. UPSLOPE REGIME WILL LOOSE ITS GRIP ACROSS THE ERN PLAINS ON TUE IN COMBINATION WITH A WESTWARD PROPAGATING THETA-E RIDGE AXIS...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR A SLIGHT DOWNTICK IN CONVECTIVE COVERAGE OVER THE NE/EC PLAINS. SOME RECOVERY IN HIGH TEMPS IS EXPECTED IN THIS AREA. MEANWHILE...MODELS ARE PICKING UP ON A SIGNIFICANT WAVE IN MEXICO WHICH IS PROGGED TO PUSH NORTHWARD INTO NM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. DIFFERENCES ARE NOTED IN THE TRACK OF THIS FEATURE...WITH NAM TRAJECTORY ACROSS WRN NM AND GFS ACROSS THE ERN AND CNTRL ZONES. WITH TRACK/TIMING UNCERTAINTY IN THIS SIGNIFICANT WAVE...WILL TREND HIGHEST POPS ACROSS THE SRN ZONES...BUT WILL LET LATER SHIFTS TWEAK ON THE NRN ZONES AS CONFIDENCE INCREASES. UPPER WAVE GETS ABSORBED BY THE WESTERLIES IN THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...THUS HIGHEST POPS ON WED COULD BE OVER THE NRN MOUNTAINS. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER SRN NM ON THU AND FRI...HOWEVER SOME MID AND UPPER LEVEL DRYING MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE NRN CWA AS A TROUGH IN THE NRN ROCKIES TIGHTENS THE WESTERLY GRADIENT NEAR THE CO BORDER... DISPLACING DEEP MOISTURE. MEXMOS LOWERS POPS TO THE ISOLD CATEGORY FOR THIS PERIOD AND THIS LOOKS REASONABLE. WILL LEAVE REMAINDER OF EXTENDED ALONE ATTM. DPORTER && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 90 61 87 63 / 20 20 20 30 GALLUP.......................... 84 57 80 56 / 20 20 30 40 GRANTS.......................... 82 56 77 55 / 30 30 40 40 GLENWOOD........................ 86 60 86 61 / 50 50 50 60 CHAMA........................... 72 45 78 47 / 40 40 30 30 LOS ALAMOS...................... 77 51 78 53 / 50 40 40 50 RED RIVER....................... 63 39 70 43 / 50 40 20 40 TAOS............................ 75 48 79 53 / 50 30 20 30 SANTA FE........................ 75 52 78 54 / 60 50 40 40 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 79 54 79 57 / 60 40 40 40 ESPANOLA........................ 83 52 83 55 / 50 40 30 40 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 83 63 82 63 / 50 50 40 40 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 84 62 83 62 / 50 50 40 40 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 81 60 81 61 / 50 50 40 40 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 84 61 84 61 / 50 50 40 40 SOCORRO......................... 82 61 82 60 / 50 60 40 30 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 70 48 71 50 / 60 50 50 50 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 75 52 76 54 / 60 50 50 50 CARRIZOZO....................... 79 57 78 58 / 50 50 60 60 RUIDOSO......................... 69 51 71 53 / 60 60 60 60 RATON........................... 70 52 80 55 / 50 30 20 20 LAS VEGAS....................... 68 50 75 52 / 60 50 30 40 ROY............................. 69 56 79 59 / 70 50 30 40 CLAYTON......................... 69 57 80 62 / 80 50 30 30 SANTA ROSA...................... 78 60 82 60 / 70 60 50 50 TUCUMCARI....................... 78 63 82 64 / 80 60 40 40 FORT SUMNER..................... 80 64 82 65 / 80 70 50 50 CLOVIS.......................... 81 64 82 66 / 80 70 50 40 PORTALES........................ 82 64 83 66 / 80 70 50 40 ROSWELL......................... 84 68 85 67 / 80 60 50 50 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NMZ002-NMZ003-NMZ004- NMZ005-NMZ006-NMZ007-NMZ008-NMZ009-NMZ010-NMZ011-NMZ012-NMZ013- NMZ014-NMZ015-NMZ016-NMZ017-NMZ018-NMZ019-NMZ020-NMZ021-NMZ026. && 46
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT MON AUG 14 2006 NMZ001>021-026-161200- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY- CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY- 600 AM MDT MON AUG 14 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. EXPECT SLOW MOVING STORMS TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. LOCALES ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS UPWARDS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... DEEP MOISTURE COMBINED WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES SHOULD ALLOW SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS... RISING WATER LEVELS...OR LOCAL FLOODING THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637. DPORTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1042 AM MDT MON AUG 14 2006 NMZ019-141730- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- 1042 AM MDT MON AUG 14 2006 ...MULTIPLE FUNNEL CLOUDS OBSERVED OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF ROSWELL... AT 1035 AM MDT...A SKYWARN WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A COUPLE OF FUNNEL CLOUDS OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF ROSWELL. THE CELLS PRODUCING THE FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE SLOWLY MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE FUNNELS COULD REACH TO THE GROUND AND FORM A TORNADO BUT IN MANY CASES THESE FUNNELS TEND TO BE WEAK AND PRODUCE LITTLE IN THE WAY OF DAMAGE. THESE FUNNELS ARE A RESULT OF A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF WIND SHEAR DUE TO UPDRAFTS AND DOWNDRAFTS FROM RAIN AND/OR THUNDERSTORM CELLS. 50
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 150 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:56 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A small landspout tornado was observed over the open rangelands north of the Roswell Detention Center.
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