Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- September 29, 7:06 PM MST
- Where
- Union County, 6 mi S of Amistad
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.833, -103.150
Damaging Wind in New Mexico, September 29, 2007
The storm that was along the west coast on the 28th began to move inland on the 29th and strengthened the flow at mid levels of the atmosphere. A thunderstorm near Amistad in northeast New Mexico (near Amistad) brought |some of that wind to the surface in the form of a microburst wind.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
The storm that was along the west coast on the 28th began to move inland on the 29th and strengthened the flow at mid levels of the atmosphere. A thunderstorm near Amistad in northeast New Mexico (near Amistad) brought |some of that wind to the surface in the form of a microburst wind.
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 Sep 29, 1:57 PM MST, 5 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 29, 1:57 PM MST, 5 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 257 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007 .DISCUSSION... WINDY CONDITIONS NOTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MIGRATES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT AS AN UPPER LEVEL JET AOA 110KTS BISECTS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. WITH CLEARING SKIES...MOST LOCALES ARE MIXING TO APPROXIMATELY 650MB. 700MB WINDS ARE PUSHING 45-50KTS AND SOME OF THIS MOMENTUM IS BEING TRANSLATED TO THE SURFACE. WILL CONTINUE WITH WIND ADVISORY IN THE NW PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA UNTIL 00Z. MEANWHILE...UPPER JET WILL SHIFT TO THE NE QUADRANT OF THE STATE AND PROGGED TO EXIT AFTER DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY. WILL CONTINUE WITH WIND ADVISORY FOR LOCALES ALONG/EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO/SANDIA MOUNTAINS THROUGH 03Z. WITH ANTICIPATED COOLING AND ATMOSPHERIC DECOUPLING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF DURING THE LATE EVENING HRS. HOWEVER...CAN NOT RULE OUT A FEW GUSTS UP TO 40 KTS THRU EARLY MORNING. EVENING CREW WILL NEED TO MONITOR SITUATION AND ADJUST ADVISORY LATER IN TIME IF NECESSARY. INHERITED POPS FOR TONIGHT LOOK REASONABLE...HIGHEST IN THE NRN MOUNTAINS AND NE PLAINS WHERE BEST INSTABILITY AND FORCING WILL BE LOCATED. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE SEVERE WIND GUSTS. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE TRICKY AS A DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE REGION. MOS GUIDANCE NOTABLY WARMER STATEWIDE COMPARED TO PREVIOUS RUNS AND WILL DISREGARD. WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY SHOULD INVADE THE NE/EC PLAINS EARLY SUNDAY... KEEPING TEMPS RELATIVELY CLOSE TO NORMAL IN ITS WAKE. IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT...ENOUGH INSTABILITY MAY INITIATE ISOLATED STORMS ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO MTS AND THE SE PLAINS. BY MONDAY...UPPER HIGH SHOULD MIGRATE INTO CENTRAL TX. MOISTURE WILL ADVECT NORTHWARD BETWEEN THE UPPER HIGH TO THE EAST AND AN ADVANCING TROUGH OVER THE GREAT BASIN. 345K THETA-E RIDGE AXIS WILL SET UP ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE... ALLOWING SHOWERS/STORMS TO ERUPT ACROSS WRN NM. INCREASED INHERITED POPS A TAD TO REFLECT HIGH END SCATTERED COVERAGE. EXPECT TEMPS TO BE NOTABLY COOLER IN THE WEST DUE TO PCPN/CLOUD COVER. TROUGH AXIS WILL CROSS THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT MON NIGHT...SHIFTING PCPN THREAT TO THE ERN PARTS OF THE STATE. RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER PROGGED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UPCOMING WEEK AS PREDOMINATE DRY W/SW PATTERN DEVELOPS OVER THE SWRN UNITED STATES. DPORTER && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 42 78 46 73 / 5 0 0 40 GALLUP.......................... 36 78 47 71 / 5 0 5 50 GRANTS.......................... 42 78 46 71 / 10 0 5 40 GLENWOOD........................ 50 84 53 79 / 10 5 10 50 CHAMA........................... 33 72 33 67 / 30 0 0 50 LOS ALAMOS...................... 42 74 45 71 / 30 0 5 40 RED RIVER....................... 35 72 33 64 / 50 0 0 40 TAOS............................ 39 76 38 72 / 40 0 0 30 SANTA FE........................ 44 77 43 71 / 40 0 5 40 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 46 78 46 73 / 30 0 5 30 ESPANOLA........................ 43 81 41 76 / 30 0 5 30 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 55 80 56 76 / 20 0 5 30 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 51 81 52 77 / 20 0 5 30 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 52 79 53 75 / 20 0 5 30 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 53 81 54 76 / 20 0 5 40 SOCORRO......................... 52 82 52 79 / 10 5 10 30 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 42 74 45 68 / 20 0 5 40 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 47 77 42 75 / 20 5 10 30 CARRIZOZO....................... 53 82 52 79 / 20 10 10 30 RUIDOSO......................... 49 75 48 71 / 20 10 10 30 RATON........................... 44 79 42 77 / 30 0 5 20 LAS VEGAS....................... 50 76 45 74 / 30 0 5 30 ROY............................. 52 77 51 77 / 30 0 5 20 CLAYTON......................... 53 78 50 81 / 20 0 5 10 SANTA ROSA...................... 56 85 53 83 / 20 0 10 30 TUCUMCARI....................... 60 86 56 85 / 20 0 5 20 FORT SUMNER..................... 58 85 57 85 / 20 5 10 20 CLOVIS.......................... 60 84 59 83 / 20 5 10 20 PORTALES........................ 59 85 58 84 / 20 10 10 20 ROSWELL......................... 62 87 61 85 / 20 10 10 30 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ004>007-010>012. && 46
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 29, 4:46 AM MST, 14 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 546 AM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007 NMZ001>021-026-301200- 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- 546 AM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TODAY OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. HAIL AROUND ONE INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY BETWEEN 100 PM AND 900 PM MAINLY FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. 40
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 29, 3:13 PM MST, 3 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 413 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007 NMZ012-018-292245- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- 413 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER DE BACA COUNTY... AT 412 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 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YESO. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE SUMNER LAKE. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 19
Special weather statement, Sep 29, 3:52 PM MST, 3 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 452 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007 NMZ007-292315- FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS- 452 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER UNION COUNTY... AT 450 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 55 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER 13 MILES EAST OF GLADSTONE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE MOUNT DORA. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 19
Special weather statement, Sep 29, 4:46 PM MST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 546 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007 NMZ005>007-012-013-300030- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-HARDING COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-QUAY COUNTY- 546 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO... AT 545 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF CAPULIN TO ROY TO 13 MILES NORTH OF SANTA ROSA LAKE STATE PARK. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE MOSQUERO... BUEYEROS...GRENVILLE...CONCHAS AND FARLEY. THESE STORMS WERE NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. 19
Special weather statement, Sep 29, 5:32 PM MST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 632 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007 NMZ005>007-012-013-300130- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-HARDING COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-QUAY COUNTY- 632 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO... AT 630 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRENVILLE TO MOSQUERO TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCHAS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE MOUNT DORA...CLAYTON...SENECA...BUEYEROS AND ROSEBUD. THESE STORMS WERE NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. 19
Special weather statement, Sep 29, 6:37 PM MST, 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 737 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007 NMZ006-007-300200- FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-HARDING COUNTY- 737 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER HARDING COUNTY... AT 735 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 21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BUEYEROS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ROSEBUD. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS DETECTED JUST WEST OF HAYDEN. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.
Special weather statement, Sep 29, 7:00 PM MST, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 800 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007 NMZ012-013-300230- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- 800 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER FAR EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY... AT 758 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 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF MONTOYA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE STATE ROAD 104 FROM 10 TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF TUCUMCARI. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES. FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:07 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Waterspouts in Gulf of Mexico, September 29, 2007
- High Wind in South Dakota, September 29 to 30, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, September 29, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, September 29, 2007
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, September 29 to 30, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 29, 2007
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, September 29, 2007
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, September 29 to 30, 2007
- Strong Wind in Washington, September 29, 2007
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 29, 2007
More
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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: 53435.