Deep moisture and some low level convergence helped spark thunderstorms over the eastern plains. A few of these storms turned severe with damaging wind gusts and large hail.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
Deep moisture and some low level convergence helped spark thunderstorms over the eastern plains. A few of these storms turned severe with damaging wind gusts and large hail.
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 Jul 14, 2:06 PM MST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 306 PM MDT WED JUL 14 2010 .DISCUSSION... MADE A FEW CHANGES TO THE GRIDS THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE OVERALL THEME REMAINS. WILL PROBABLY GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE THE ISOLATED SVR THREAT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING AS WE JUST ISSUED A SVR. ALSO TWEAKED THE POPS UP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EAST OVERNIGHT. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY BOTH THE GFS AND NAM AS THEY INDICATE SOME SORT OF FRONTAL CONVERGENCE COMBINED WITH A WEAK WAVE ALOFT. ALSO KEPT THE WARM TEMPERATURES GOING OVERNIGHT. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT THE MAIN PRECIPITATION FOCUS WILL SHIFT TOWARDS THE EAST ON THURSDAY. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM SUPPORT THIS AND BOTH MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER WAVE PASSAGE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS WOULD BE COMBINED WITH SOME SORT OF WEAK BOUNDARY LAYER CONVERGENCE ZONE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 AND 40 CORRIDORS DURING SOME PORTION OF THE DAY. WENT AHEAD AND INCREASED POPS SLIGHTLY AS A RESULT. WENT AHEAD AND ADJUSTED POP/S DOWN ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DUE TO WARMING AND DRYING ALOFT. IT APPEARS THAT ONE OF THE BIG WEATHER STORIES ON THURSDAY WILL BE THE STRENGTH OF THE UPPER HIGH AS IT REPOSITIONS ITSELF OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO. A 597 DM HIGH WOULD PROVIDE A 2.5 TO 2.75 STANDARD DEVIATION 500 MB HEIGHT FIELD OVER NM. RIVALING IF NOT EXCEEDING THE HEIGHT FIELD NM OBSERVED BACK IN EARLY JUNE. THUS...WENT AHEAD AND ADJUSTED MAX TEMPERATURE NUMBERS UP SLIGHTLY. ESPECIALLY BEING BULLISH ACROSS THE NORTHWEST WHERE WE ARE AT THE HIGHER END OF GUIDANCE VALUES. BASED ON A CURSORY LOOK AT THE HISTORICAL RECORDS...IT APPEARS THAT FMN COULD EXCEED THE RECORD WHILE GUP...ABQ AND SAF WOULD COME CLOSE. THIS CERTAINLY BEARS WATCHING. WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT A FAIRLY DECENT GAP WIND FOR THURSDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BE CONVECTIVE LY DRIVEN AS WELL AS BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF HEAT THE VALLEY OBSERVES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WE DECIDED TO GO A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THE GUIDANCE NUMBERS. THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN GAP WIND MENTIONED ABOVE WILL USHER MORE FUEL FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL AREAS AND PORTIONS OF THE WEST ON FRIDAY. WENT AHEAD AND TRENDED TEMPERATURES DOWN A FEW DEGREES ACROSS CENTRAL AREAS DUE TO THIS MOISTURE INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN THE FORM OF CLOUD COVER DURING THE AFTERNOON AND THIS IS SUPPORTED BY GUIDANCE NUMBERS. BETWEEN A 597 TO 598 DM HEIGHT CENTER IS EXPECTED TO BE PLACED OVER NORTHEAST ARIZONA SO EXPECT ANOTHER HOT ONE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST WITH RECORD TO NEAR RECORD HIGHS. THIS IS INDICATED IN THE PROJECTED HIGH FOR FMN. IT APPEARS THAT THE HIGHEST POPS WOULD BE FOUND ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA INCLUDING THE REGION BETWEEN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. WENT AHEAD AND INCREASED POPS ACCORDINGLY. AS A SIDE NOTE...THE UPPER HIGH PLACEMENT PROVIDES A NORTH TO NORTHWEST STEERING FLOW OVER ALBUQUERQUE. THIS MEANS THAT STORMS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO FORM OVER THE JEMEZ AND SAN MATEO MOUNTAINS HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF AFFECTING THE ABQ METRO AREA. THUS INCREASED POPS SLIGHTLY FOR THAT AREA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THE UPPER HIGH IS EXPECTED TO WAFFLE OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF ARIZONA DURING THE WEEKEND. DUE TO THE LACK OF ANY SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE INFUSIONS FROM THE SOUTH OR EAST...THE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WOULD DECREASE AND GENERALLY FAVOR THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THIS MEANS THAT CLOUD COVER WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS EACH DAY AND THUS TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SLIGHTLY. BOTH MAX AND MIN TEMPERATURES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL DURING THE WEEKEND PERIOD AND RECORD TO NEAR RECORD HIGHS WOULD BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND PERHAPS EVEN SOME CENTRAL AREAS. CONFIDENCE STILL REMAINS MODERATE TO HIGH THAT A WEST COAST TROUGH WOULD NUDGE THE UPPER HIGH EASTWARD EVENTUALLY PLACING IT EAST OF THE STATE DURING THE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY TIME FRAME. BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS CONTINUE SUPPORT THIS EASTWARD UPPER HIGH MIGRATION. THIS MEANS THAT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS A WHOLE WOULD INCREASE DUE TO A MORE SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE SURGE FROM THE SOUTH. 50 && .AVIATION... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCAL MVFR CIGS AND VISIBILITIES WITH SOME MOUNTAIN TOP OBSCURATIONS AND GUSTY OUTFLOWS OF 40 TO 50 MPH BOTH NEAR AND AT A DISTANCE FROM THUNDERSTORM CORES. THIS ACTIVITY WILL FAVOR THE HIGH TERRAIN AND NORTHEAST PLAINS WITH SOME ISOLATED STORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AS WELL. ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH AFTER MOST AREAS AFTER SUNSET. VFR MOST LOCATIONS 06Z THROUGH 18Z ON THURSDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THEREAFTER...WITH THE FOCUS SHIFTING TO THE AREA ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHWEST. CB IN TAF WITHOUT A REFERENCE TO THUNDERSTORMS REPRESENTS AN UNCERTAINTY OF THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AT AIRPORT. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. 05 && .FIRE WEATHER... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT...CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER EAST TEXAS...WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. CHANGES IN THE POSITION OF THE UPPER HIGH WILL AFFECT THE COVERAGE OF WETTING RAIN. GOOD MOISTURE AT THE SURFACE AND INCREASED PRECIPITABLE WATER MOST LOCATIONS HAS RESULTED IN AN UPTICK OF WETTING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...PARTICULARLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. SOUNDING PROFILES SUPPORT GUSTY OUTFLOWS WITH THESE STORMS. A BACKDOOR FRONT INTO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT MAY PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR LINGERING ACTIVITY THERE. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES FAIR MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE EASTERN PLAINS. TEMPERATURES COOL JUST A BIT ACROSS THE EAST ON THURSDAY...COURTESY OF THE FRONT...AND CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION INCREASE FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EAST WITH CONTINUED ACTIVITY OVER THE SOUTHWEST HIGH TERRAIN. UPPER LEVEL HIGH BUILDS TO THE WEST AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE WILL REMAIN DRY. MIN RH WILL DECREASE OVER TODAYS VALUES...WITH MUCH OF THE AREA BELOW 15 PERCENT WITH SINGLE DIGIT VALUES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES STILL FAIR ACROSS THE WEST AND GOOD TO EXCELLENT EAST. BY FRIDAY...UPPER HIGH IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS. THE NORTHWEST WOULD REMAIN DRY BUT THE STEERING FLOW MAY RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN WETTING RAIN ALONG AND WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. SIMILAR SCENARIO ON SATURDAY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED WETTING RAIN FORECAST FOR ALL BUT THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST ZONES. THE UPPER HIGH WEAKENS AND ELONGATES ON SUNDAY AND AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. CURRENT GRIDS SUPPORT A DECREASE IN CONVECTION ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WITH AN INCREASE ACROSS THE WEST ON TUESDAY AND MORE OF THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE TROUGH MOVES ONSHORE AND THE UPPER HIGH BUILDS AND TAKES UP RESIDENCE EAST OF NEW MEXICO. 05 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 63 101 63 101 / 10 5 5 5 DULCE........................... 53 91 53 91 / 10 10 10 10 CUBA............................ 57 95 57 91 / 20 10 10 20 GALLUP.......................... 57 96 57 95 / 20 10 10 10 EL MORRO........................ 59 88 59 85 / 30 10 10 30 GRANTS.......................... 61 98 61 96 / 20 10 10 30 QUEMADO......................... 62 91 62 92 / 20 20 20 30 GLENWOOD........................ 66 93 66 96 / 20 20 20 30 CHAMA........................... 49 88 49 86 / 20 10 10 20 LOS ALAMOS...................... 72 90 57 89 / 20 10 10 20 PECOS........................... 58 94 57 90 / 20 30 30 50 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 54 87 51 86 / 10 10 10 30 RED RIVER....................... 52 81 53 73 / 30 20 20 30 ANGEL FIRE...................... 51 81 53 76 / 30 30 30 30 TAOS............................ 54 92 55 90 / 10 10 10 20 ESPANOLA........................ 63 97 67 96 / 20 10 10 20 SANTA FE........................ 60 94 58 92 / 20 10 10 30 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 61 96 63 94 / 10 10 10 20 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 72 96 69 96 / 10 10 10 20 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 72 99 72 97 / 10 10 10 20 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 68 101 72 99 / 10 10 10 20 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 68 100 71 98 / 10 10 10 20 LOS LUNAS....................... 70 100 71 100 / 10 10 10 20 RIO RANCHO...................... 69 100 71 98 / 10 10 10 20 SOCORRO......................... 67 102 70 99 / 20 10 10 20 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 61 89 61 89 / 20 20 20 40 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 69 96 63 95 / 20 30 30 50 CLINES CORNERS.................. 61 90 61 89 / 20 30 30 30 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 67 95 62 93 / 20 30 30 30 CARRIZOZO....................... 68 96 66 95 / 20 30 30 20 RUIDOSO......................... 62 86 62 83 / 20 30 30 20 CAPULIN......................... 61 85 59 84 / 40 30 30 20 RATON........................... 61 92 58 90 / 30 30 30 30 LAS VEGAS....................... 57 89 56 87 / 30 40 40 30 CLAYTON......................... 66 92 66 93 / 40 20 30 10 ROY............................. 65 88 66 87 / 30 30 30 20 CONCHAS......................... 70 97 69 97 / 20 30 30 10 SANTA ROSA...................... 68 97 68 96 / 20 30 30 10 TUCUMCARI....................... 71 96 69 97 / 20 30 30 5 CLOVIS.......................... 69 94 68 95 / 10 30 30 5 PORTALES........................ 71 94 67 95 / 10 30 30 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 73 98 68 97 / 10 30 30 10 ROSWELL......................... 73 99 68 97 / 10 20 30 5 PICACHO......................... 67 94 67 93 / 20 30 30 10 ELK............................. 62 89 63 87 / 20 30 30 10 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 50/05
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT WED JUL 14 2010 NMZ501>540-151200- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY- QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 600 AM MDT WED JUL 14 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER... ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 50 MPH MAY ACCOMPANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND RIO GRANDE VALLEY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAINS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING...WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OVER THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 203 PM MDT WED JUL 14 2010 NMZ537-142030- DE BACA COUNTY- 203 PM MDT WED JUL 14 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL DE BACA COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM MDT... AT 200 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YESO...OR ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT SUMNER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL DE BACA COUNTY. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. && LAT...LON 3456 10448 3439 10428 3426 10454 3438 10465 TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 215DEG 6KT 3438 10452 40
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 205 PM MDT WED JUL 14 2010 NMZ530-142030- UNION COUNTY- 205 PM MDT WED JUL 14 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL UNION COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM MDT... AT 204 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLAYTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL UNION COUNTY. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES. && LAT...LON 3670 10330 3659 10306 3638 10329 3648 10347 TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 215DEG 6KT 3651 10331 40
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 208 PM MDT WED JUL 14 2010 NMZ531-142045- HARDING COUNTY- 208 PM MDT WED JUL 14 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HARDING COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM MDT... AT 204 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ROY...OR ABOUT 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOSQUERO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...CHICOSA LAKE STATE PARK. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON THE HIGHWAYS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. && LAT...LON 3622 10412 3603 10385 3585 10414 3598 10432 TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 223DEG 15KT 3597 10417 40
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 235 PM MDT WED JUL 14 2010 NMZ537-538-142100- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-DE BACA COUNTY- 235 PM MDT WED JUL 14 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME NORTHERN CHAVES AND SOUTHWESTERN DE BACA COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM MDT... AT 232 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTH OF MESA...OR ABOUT 37 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT SUMNER. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN DE BACA COUNTY. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES. && LAT...LON 3428 10477 3419 10452 3400 10465 3407 10485 TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 203DEG 2KT 3411 10470 40
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 259 PM MDT WED JUL 14 2010 NMZ537-538-142130- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-DE BACA COUNTY- 259 PM MDT WED JUL 14 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CHAVES AND SOUTHWESTERN DE BACA COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM MDT... AT 254 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MESA...OR ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT SUMNER...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MESA. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES. && LAT...LON 3415 10449 3393 10453 3398 10483 3416 10480 TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 278DEG 6KT 3406 10471 40
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 432 PM MDT WED JUL 14 2010 NMZ530-142300- UNION COUNTY- 432 PM MDT WED JUL 14 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY THROUGH 500 PM MDT... AT 430 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SEDAN...OR ABOUT 17 MILES SOUTH OF CLAYTON...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SEDAN. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES. && LAT...LON 3600 10303 3601 10333 3631 10321 3630 10302 TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 010DEG 13KT 3620 10312 40
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:39 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A few portable buildings near Logan were overturned.
A large tree, 2.5-3 feet in diameter, was blown down near Broadview.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 232737, 232738, 232734, 232735.