A cold front stalled over the eastern plains, along with an approaching trough, brought moisture, lift and instability to far eastern New Mexico on the 12th. Numerous large hail was observed along with a few high wind reports.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
A cold front stalled over the eastern plains, along with an approaching trough, brought moisture, lift and instability to far eastern New Mexico on the 12th. Numerous large hail was observed along with a few high wind reports.
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 12, 2:59 AM MST, 10 hours 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 359 AM MDT SAT JUN 12 2010 .DISCUSSION...DEEP ANOMALOUS UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED JUST WEST OF LAS VEGAS NV EARLY THIS MORNING. DARKENING SIGNATURE IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA SUGGESTS THE ASSOCIATED JET MAX ROUNDING ITS BASE NOW. STRONGLY DIFLUENT FLOW ALOFT NORTHEAST OF THE LOW CENTER COUPLED WITH ENHANCED LIFT BENEATH THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THIS JET MAX WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR WC/NW ZONES FOR SHRA/TSRA THIS MORNING. MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE MICROBURSTS BUT CANNOT RULE OUT SMALL HAIL FROM THE STRONGER UPDRAFT CORES. KFSX RADAR HAS DETECTED 45 DBZ CORES UP TO 20-25 KFT MSL EARLIER THIS MORNING FROM ACTIVITY JUST WEST OF THE STATE LINE. ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STATE...A VERY SHARP AND SLOWLY WESTWARD-ADVANCING DRYLINE WAS NOTED ACROSS FAR EASTERN NM WHILE THE LEADING EDGE OF A COOLER AIR MASS BOTTLED UP OVER SOUTHEAST CO WAS FLIRTING WITH OUR NORTHEAST CORNER. MAIN AREA OF SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS SINCE MIDNIGHT HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ALONG THE SW CO/NW NM BORDER NEAR PAGOSA SPRINGS...WHILE A BROAD AREA OF MODEST PRESSURE RISES WAS NOTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. LITTLE REASON WHY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL NOT CONTINUE TO OOZE SOUTHWARD THIS MORNING BEFORE MIXING COMMENCES AND FORCES IT BACK TO THE NORTH. WHERE THIS BOUNDARY ENDS UP THIS AFTERNOON WILL HAVE IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS ON NOT ONLY THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST ACROSS THE NORTHEAST BUT ALSO POP PLACEMENT AND THE CORRESPONDING SEVERE THREAT. AS FOR POTENTIAL DRYLINE DEVELOPMENT... TRENDED POPS UPWARD ACROSS THE FAR EAST AND WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE AT LEAST ELEVATED CONVECTION WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS MID- LEVEL LAPSE RATES CONTINUE TO STEEPEN. APPEARS THAT THE SEVERE THREAT HERE WILL BE EARLY ON AS STRONG MIXING SHOULD QUICKLY FORCE THE DEEPER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE EASTWARD BY EARLY AFTERNOON. GOING INTO THE AFTERNOON...BEST JET DYNAMICS SHIFT NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHWEST COLORADO AFTER MIDDAY WHILE THE DRY SLOT PUNCHES INTO SWRN/CNTL NM. AS A RESULT...SHRA/TSRA WILL BE FOCUSED IN THE FAR NC/NW AREAS...AND THE NE ALONG/NORTH OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON. PARED POPS BACK ACROSS THE WC/SW MOUNTAIN AREAS FOR THE PM. NO HANGES TO PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WIND ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ZONES. TEMPS LOOKED GOOD ALTHOUGH DID COOL CLAYTON A FEW DEGREES. LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW SLOWLY LIFTS NEWD OVERNIGHT. THE BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MAKE STEADY SOUTHWARD PROGRESS WITH DEEPENING LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW ON THE EC/NE PLAINS. STILL CONCERN FOR SEVERE WX THREAT WELL INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE EAST...PARTICULARLY ALONG/JUST NORTH OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. FOR SUNDAY...BAGGY TROUGH HANGS BACK TO OUR WEST WHILE FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS IN THE EAST. GUSTY EAST CANYON WINDS LOOKING LIKELY FOR SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL CARRY HIGHER DEW POINT AIR FARTHER WEST THAN WAS INDICATED IN PREVIOUS RUNS. OTHERWISE THE FOCUS FOR DAILY ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ALONG/EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DURING THE EARLY/MID PART OF THE NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERTURES SLOWLY REBOUNDING TO SEASONAL LEVELS. KJ && .AVIATION... MULTI-LAYERED MIDDLE TO HIGH LEVEL BKN/OVC DECKS IN THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU TODAY. A NARROW AREA OF LOW CIGS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS OVERNIGHT INTO A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNRISE DUE TO A COLD FRONTAL INTRUSION THERE. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. SOME HIGH BASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST THIRD AS WELL. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. LOW LEVEL BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE AS WELL AS MODERATE OR BETTER TURBULENCE AS AN UPPER LEVEL JET ENCROACHES ON THE AREA. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. && .FIRE WEATHER... RED FLAG WARNING IN PLACE AS STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RH VALUES TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. TODAY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AS WELL AS THE FAR NORTHWEST PLATEAU. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES INTO SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD FOR MOST AREAS WITH THE BEST RECOVERIES OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS WHERE RECOVERIES SHOULD BE EXCELLENT. WORST OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES WILL BE IN IN AND AROUND THE UPPER TO LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WHERE RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR. SUNDAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF POTENTIAL SINGLE DIGIT MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT SURFACE WINDS SPEEDS ON SUNDAY WILL BE LIMITED TO AROUND 8 TO 15 MPH. SO IMPROVING FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY. MONDAY AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD EXCEED 15 PERCENT MOST AREAS WITH THE LOWEST VALUES BETWEEN 15 TO 20 PERCENT FOUND OVER THE GILA REGION IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE CWFA. ON TUESDAY DRY AIR WILL ONCE AGAIN INFILTRATE THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CWFA WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 8 TO 15 PERCENT...BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH ACROSS THIS SAME REGION. WEDNESDAY FIRE WX PATTERN APPEARS TO BE A REPEAT OF TUESDAY EXCEPT WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUST TO 20 TO 25 MPH. CURRENT MODELING INDICATES NO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. 01 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 76 47 77 46 / 40 30 20 20 DULCE........................... 77 40 72 38 / 40 40 20 20 CUBA............................ 78 40 74 41 / 20 20 10 10 GALLUP.......................... 73 37 75 38 / 20 20 5 5 EL MORRO........................ 73 38 73 36 / 20 10 5 5 GRANTS.......................... 78 39 77 38 / 10 10 5 5 QUEMADO......................... 75 37 77 38 / 10 10 5 5 GLENWOOD........................ 82 49 84 52 / 5 5 0 0 CHAMA........................... 74 40 67 36 / 40 40 30 20 LOS ALAMOS...................... 80 41 75 42 / 10 10 10 10 PECOS........................... 80 42 76 41 / 10 10 10 10 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 76 43 71 38 / 20 20 20 20 RED RIVER....................... 66 43 61 39 / 30 30 30 20 ANGEL FIRE...................... 68 45 65 41 / 30 40 30 20 TAOS............................ 80 40 74 37 / 20 20 10 10 ESPANOLA........................ 86 48 81 50 / 10 10 10 5 SANTA FE........................ 81 42 77 42 / 10 10 10 5 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 84 47 79 45 / 10 10 10 5 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 85 52 80 53 / 10 5 5 5 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 87 55 82 56 / 10 5 5 5 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 88 52 84 56 / 10 5 5 5 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 87 53 83 56 / 10 5 10 5 LOS LUNAS....................... 89 52 85 55 / 5 5 5 5 RIO RANCHO...................... 87 54 83 56 / 10 5 10 5 SOCORRO......................... 90 53 87 56 / 5 5 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 82 49 77 49 / 10 10 10 5 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 85 50 81 45 / 5 5 5 5 CLINES CORNERS.................. 81 47 77 46 / 5 10 5 5 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 84 51 81 46 / 5 5 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 89 56 86 55 / 5 5 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 81 55 77 52 / 5 5 5 0 CAPULIN......................... 72 48 74 46 / 30 50 40 30 RATON........................... 76 48 77 46 / 30 50 30 30 LAS VEGAS....................... 80 44 76 43 / 20 30 20 20 CLAYTON......................... 80 54 79 51 / 30 50 40 30 ROY............................. 85 56 79 52 / 20 50 30 30 CONCHAS......................... 95 57 89 56 / 20 40 20 30 SANTA ROSA...................... 93 57 90 57 / 10 30 10 10 TUCUMCARI....................... 97 61 91 55 / 20 50 20 30 CLOVIS.......................... 94 61 91 56 / 20 40 20 20 PORTALES........................ 95 63 93 59 / 20 40 10 20 FORT SUMNER..................... 96 59 94 58 / 10 30 10 10 ROSWELL......................... 97 62 97 61 / 5 10 10 5 PICACHO......................... 91 58 91 57 / 5 10 5 0 ELK............................. 87 56 84 52 / 5 5 5 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>109. WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ507>526-529-539. && 41/01
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 556 AM MDT SAT JUN 12 2010 NMZ501>540-131200- 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- 556 AM MDT SAT JUN 12 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE STATE AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS AND AREAS SOUTH ALONG THE TEXAS STATE LINE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE GREATEST ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL GRADUALLY SAG SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST AND FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING....AND ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THEREAFTER...THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...GENERALLY NORTH OF A TUCUMCARI TO RATON LINE...DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO. 41
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 194 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:48 UTC.
17 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 strong wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind gusts estimated near 50 mph damaged a 15,000 square foot tent at The Downs of Santa Fe which housed the flea market.
The hailstorm left much of the Clovis area battered by hail up to the size of golf balls. The majority of the damage occurred in the northeastern portion of the community. Over 1600 home and auto claims were submitted to insurance companies.
Cars were stranded on Main Street and Highway 209 in Clovis.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, June 2010
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: 241758, 224635, 224653, 224652, 224651, 224650, 224636, 224648, 224637, 224638, 224639, 224640, 224641, 224649, 224642, 224643, 224644, 224645, 224646, 224634, 224647.