Slow moving thunderstorms along the west slopes of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding near Chimayo.
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Slow moving thunderstorms along the west slopes of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding near Chimayo.
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 Jun 29, 2:01 PM MST, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 301 PM MDT SUN JUN 29 2008 CORRECTED TYPOS PARAGRAPH .DISCUSSION... THE MESO LOW THAT WAS EXPECTED TO DRIFT TOWARD THE SOUTH...WEST OR SOUTHWEST AND INTO NORTHERN MEXICO BY MONDAY APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED TODAY. LATEST WATER VAPOR LOOP INDICATES IT MAY EVEN BE TRYING TO MEANDER BACK TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. THIS INDICATES THE MODELS MAY NOT HAVE SUCH A GOOD HANDLE ON THE FEATURE...AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP POPS ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN GUIDANCE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR ITS CHALLENGING PREDICTABILITY. OTHERWISE...MODELS INDICATE THAT THE 500 MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTER SHOULD VARY BETWEEN AZ AND UT THROUGH THE WORK WEEK...AND IT MAY EVEN TRY TO DRIFT OVER CO BY NEXT WEEKEND. WITH THE UPPER HIGH TO OUR WEST AND A LEE SURFACE TROUGH ON THE PLAINS...THE FIRST HALF OF THE NEW WORK WEEK CALLS FOR GRADUALLY WARMING TEMPERATURES AND DAILY ROUNDS OF SCATTERED TO ISOLATED CONVECTION BEGINNING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DRIFTING SOUTH...SOUTHEAST AND POSSIBLY SOUTHWESTWARD OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEAK SHORTWAVES ARE LIKELY TO EMBED THEMSELVES WITHIN THE RIDGE...AND ROTATE SOUTHWARD OVER NM IN THIS SCENARIO...AND THESE WILL BE FOCUSES FOR CONVECTION. GFS AND NAM SUGGEST ONE SUCH SHORTWAVE COULD MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE SANGRES MONDAY NIGHT AND PERHAPS ONTO THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS TUESDAY. THE GFS ALSO INDICATES A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT MAY DRIVE THROUGH THE STATE FROM THE NE DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WORK WEEK WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES...INCREASED PROBABILITY FOR THUNDERSTORMS...PERHAPS SOME SEVERE WEATHER...AND POTENTIALLY STRONG EAST WINDS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. 44 && .AVIATION... OCCASIONAL MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SPOTTY SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MAINLY WEST OF A RATON...SANTA ROSA TO ELKINS LINE THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 40 KTS AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS. AFTER ABOUT 08Z PATCHES OF IFR CONDITIONS...LOW CLOUDS AND FOG...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SE AND POSSIBLY E CENTRAL PLAINS AS WELL AS THE E SLOPES OF THE MANZANO AND SACRAMENTO MTNS. CEILINGS MAY ALSO OCCASIONALLY OBSCURE MTN TOPS. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. && .FIRE WEATHER... DEWPOINTS IN THE 50S TO NEAR 60 EAST AND MOSTLY 40S WEST DUE TO OVERNIGHT AND MORNING WESTWARD MOISTURE SURGE WILL ENSURE WET SHOWERS AND STORMS CENTRAL AND E AND MORE WET THAN DRY DIVIDE WESTWARD. BUT NOW EXPECTED TO BE ONLY ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED IN COVERAGE IN MOST AREAS. VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT RH RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT SLOWLY RANGING DOWNWARD TO FAIR TO GOOD BY MIDWEEK. ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR SOME ADDITIONAL MOISTURE RECHARGE FROM W TO E BETWEEN WED NIGHT AND FRI. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 63 92 60 95 / 20 10 20 10 GALLUP.......................... 55 86 53 89 / 30 20 20 20 GRANTS.......................... 56 83 53 86 / 30 20 20 20 GLENWOOD........................ 61 89 60 90 / 30 20 20 20 CHAMA........................... 47 76 47 81 / 30 30 30 30 LOS ALAMOS...................... 53 81 53 86 / 20 20 30 20 RED RIVER....................... 41 72 42 76 / 20 30 30 30 TAOS............................ 50 81 51 86 / 20 20 30 20 SANTA FE........................ 53 82 54 87 / 20 20 30 20 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 55 84 56 88 / 20 20 30 20 ESPANOLA........................ 55 84 56 90 / 20 20 30 20 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 64 87 65 90 / 20 10 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 61 87 60 92 / 20 10 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 60 85 60 87 / 20 20 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 62 87 62 92 / 20 10 20 20 SOCORRO......................... 61 86 62 92 / 20 10 20 20 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 53 82 50 82 / 20 30 20 20 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 56 87 54 86 / 20 30 20 20 CARRIZOZO....................... 59 82 62 87 / 20 20 20 20 RUIDOSO......................... 56 75 55 80 / 20 30 20 20 RATON........................... 51 84 52 88 / 10 20 20 20 LAS VEGAS....................... 51 81 53 85 / 10 30 20 20 ROY............................. 57 83 58 84 / 10 10 10 10 CLAYTON......................... 59 87 61 92 / 5 5 10 10 SANTA ROSA...................... 60 86 60 91 / 10 10 10 10 TUCUMCARI....................... 62 90 66 95 / 10 5 5 10 FORT SUMNER..................... 63 87 65 92 / 10 10 10 10 CLOVIS.......................... 61 87 64 94 / 10 10 5 5 PORTALES........................ 62 86 66 92 / 10 10 5 5 ROSWELL......................... 64 87 68 95 / 20 10 10 10 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 44/43
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT SUN JUN 29 2008 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- 600 AM MDT SUN JUN 29 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN SECTIONS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREATS. IN ADDITION...SLOW MOVING STORMS COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN SECTIONS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREATS. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO REPORT LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...AS WELL AS FLOODING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 309 PM MDT SUN JUN 29 2008 NMZ004-292145- SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 309 PM MDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER SOUTHWEST TAOS COUNTY... AT 306 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 NEAR PENASCO. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT 11 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CANONCITO...CHAMISAL... LLANO...LLANO LARGO...OJO SARCO AND PICURIS PUEBLO. THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... 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. DPORTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 324 PM MDT SUN JUN 29 2008 NMZ004-292145- SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 324 PM MDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER SOUTHWEST TAOS COUNTY... AT 320 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 NEAR PENASCO. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY OR DRIFTING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CHAMISAL...LLANO...LLANO LARGO...OJO SARCO AND PICURIS PUEBLO. THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... 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. DPORTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 555 PM MDT SUN JUN 29 2008 NMZ004-300030- SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 555 PM MDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER TAOS COUNTY... AT 550 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 NEAR AMALIA. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHWEST AT 22 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CERRO...QUESTA...LAMA AND SUNSHINE VALLEY. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES. THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... 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. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 558 PM MDT SUN JUN 29 2008 NMZ009-300030- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- 558 PM MDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA... AT 557 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER NEAR SOUTH CENTRAL ALBUQUERQUE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE PAJARITO AND THE SOUTH VALLEY. THIS STORM WAS NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... 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. DPORTER
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:01 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
An arroyo overflowed in Chimayo, sending floodwaters into one residence.
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