Showers developed during the late afternoon of the 6th along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo and Sandia Mountains and drifted east during the evening. While producing little or no rain due to the dry low levels of the atmosphere, the showers did create brief high wind gusts in the form of dry microbursts.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
Showers developed during the late afternoon of the 6th along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo and Sandia Mountains and drifted east during the evening. While producing little or no rain due to the dry low levels of the atmosphere, the showers did create brief high wind gusts in the form of dry microbursts.
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 6, 1:54 PM MST, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 254 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .DISCUSSION... MODERATE SW FLOW ALOFT TO CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK...WITH BREEZY TO OCCASIONALLY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE ERN PLAINS EACH PM AND EVENING. THIS WILL LEAD TO SOME FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS THIS PM ARE DOING JUST THAT...CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING ALONG WITH THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ON SUN PM WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE E...WHILE NOT QUITE STRONG ENOUGH IN THE W. ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION OVER PARTS OF THE E AS WELL SUN PM. WILL KEEP IN LOW POPS OVER MAINLY THE NRN MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AND FOR SUN PM AND EVE. A WIND SHIFT IS STILL ON TAP FOR SUN NIGHT IN THE E...BUT IT APPEARS TO DISSOLVE RATHER QUICKLY ON MON...LEADING TO A MODEST 5 DEGREES OF COOLING ON MON FOR MUCH OF THE E. LOW CHANCE POPS FROM SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT TO FAVOR THE NRN MOUNTAINS AND NE. STORMS OFF THE CA COAST HAVE BEEN COMING INLAND AND LIFTING WELL TO OUR NW AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK. WE WILL MANAGE TO SEE A COUPLE OF WEAK IMPULSES CROSS NM DURING THE TUE THROUGH WED TIME PERIOD. THIS WILL MEAN A SOMEWHAT BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS FOR TUE PM AND WED PM OVER THE NW. A COUPLE MORE WIND SHIFTS WILL IMPACT THE ERN PLAINS WED NIGHT AND FRI NIGHT...ALLOWING THE NE TO POTENTIALLY GET INTO THE PRECIPITATION ACT FROM THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND. CHJ && .AVIATION... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 KTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 KTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH APPROX 02Z BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. AN ISOLATED SHOWER IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN ANY SHOWER/STORM DIRECTLY IMPACTING ANY TAF SITE REMAINS VERY LOW. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN WHERE SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 40KTS ARE LIKELY. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. 34 && .FIRE WEATHER... RED FLAG CRITERIA STARTING TO HIT ACROSS MANY LOCALES AS WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN SPEED DURING PEAK HEATING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS ARE ALREADY BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS ALL AREAS BUT THE HIGHEST TERRAIN...THUS CURRENT RFW LOOKS GOOD. VIRGA SHOWERS HAVE BEGUN TO APPEAR ACROSS THE NORTHERN...WESTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS...AND WHILE LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. AFTER FAIR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT...WINDS WILL RAMP BACK UP ON SUNDAY ACROSS THE STATE...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT...THUS HAVE ELECTED TO UPGRADE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ZONES 103/104/107/108 AND WILL PUSH UP THE START TIME TO 17Z. BACK DOOR FRONT WILL TRY TO SQUEEZE INTO NORTHEAST NM ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT BUT WILL LIKELY NOT ADVANCE TOO FAR AS MID LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW REMAINS IN PLACE. AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS ACROSS THE WEST COAST EARLY TO MID WEEK...SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES LOOK TO EJECT OUT AHEAD OF IT AND OVER NM. THOUGH ANY ONE DISTURBANCE IS HARD TO PINPOINT AT THIS TIME...IT WOULD MEAN AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MAINLY NORTHERN AND WESTERN NM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 34 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 48 76 45 81 / 5 5 10 5 GALLUP.......................... 42 72 37 76 / 0 5 5 0 GRANTS.......................... 43 75 37 78 / 0 5 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 48 86 46 85 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 36 66 33 69 / 5 10 10 10 LOS ALAMOS...................... 46 74 41 76 / 5 5 5 5 RED RIVER....................... 35 65 36 65 / 10 10 10 10 TAOS............................ 43 73 38 75 / 5 5 5 5 SANTA FE........................ 48 76 43 77 / 0 5 5 5 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 49 78 45 79 / 0 5 5 0 ESPANOLA........................ 45 81 47 84 / 0 5 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 57 81 56 82 / 0 0 5 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 55 83 54 85 / 0 0 5 0 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 58 80 55 82 / 0 5 5 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 56 83 54 86 / 0 5 5 0 SOCORRO......................... 54 85 53 88 / 0 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 47 74 45 79 / 0 5 5 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 48 79 46 79 / 0 5 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 56 84 53 85 / 0 5 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 50 77 51 77 / 0 10 0 0 RATON........................... 45 81 42 77 / 5 5 10 10 LAS VEGAS....................... 50 78 43 76 / 0 5 10 5 ROY............................. 52 83 52 77 / 5 5 10 5 CLAYTON......................... 56 86 51 81 / 5 5 10 5 SANTA ROSA...................... 59 90 54 86 / 5 5 10 5 TUCUMCARI....................... 60 92 52 88 / 5 5 10 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 58 93 52 88 / 5 5 10 5 CLOVIS.......................... 61 91 54 89 / 0 5 10 5 PORTALES........................ 58 92 54 90 / 0 5 10 5 ROSWELL......................... 63 95 58 94 / 0 5 5 5 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>109. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ004>008-010>013-016-017. && 40/34
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 403 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2009 NMZ001>021-026-071200- 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- 403 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY EVENING FROM THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS BORDER WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AS WELL FOR THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS BORDER WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS. 40
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Showers produced a high wind gust from a dry microburst 8 miles north of Mountainair.
Showers produced a high wind gust from a dry microburst 2 miles southeast of Edgewood.
Showers produced a high wind gust from a dry microburst 6 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
High wind gusts were reported to the Emergency Manager on the evening of the 6th. These high winds were from showers that produced little rain but damaging downburst winds. Damage was reported between Edgewood and Moriarty, south of Interstate 40. A 60 foot mobile home was blown over onto a truck. A man inside the truck at the time was able to escape without injury. In addition, one-third of a tin roof was blown off a building and a storage shed was blown 100 yards.
Showers produced a high wind gust from a dry microburst 2 miles east northeast of Clayton.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, June 2009
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: 163254, 163255, 163256, 163258, 163257.