Isolated severe storms formed across the eastern plains of New Mexico during the afternoon and evening of the 10th. Unfortunately, due to there location, verifying reports were few and far between.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
Isolated severe storms formed across the eastern plains of New Mexico during the afternoon and evening of the 10th. Unfortunately, due to there location, verifying reports were few and far between. Nickel size hail was reported on the northeast side of Raton from a strong storm that moved southeast out of Colorado. It's likely that greater than quarter size hail fell over Johnson Mesa as the storm grew in size and intensity after the nickel hail report. Earlier in the afternoon, a slow moving severe storm tracked across De Baca County, producing severe wind gusts which downed tree limbs.
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 Aug 10, 2:25 PM MST, 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 325 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011 .DISCUSSION... OVERALL TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BE FOR INCREASING MOISTURE AND RESULTING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DRYING TREND NEXT WEEK ESPECIALLY OVER THE N. STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE E HAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY THROUGH LAS VEGAS...CLOVIS AND PORTALES AND IS NEAR CLINES CORNERS. TEMPS ARE ONLY IN THE 70S IN CLAYTON AND LAS VEGAS AND 80S IN TUCUMCARI AND RATON. STORMS HAVE FORMED ALONG THE FRONT BUT SO FAR ARE PRETTY WELL BEHAVED. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS ARE LOCATED OVER MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF OUR CWA. STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. A MODERATE E WIND IS LIKELY INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT. MOST MODELS ARE NOW SHOWING SOME DRYING OVER THE N THU AND FRI AS THE UPPER HIGH INCHES S AND WESTERLY FLOW EDGES INTO THE FAR N. MOST ACTIVE AREAS SHOULD BE ALONG AND S OF INTERSTATE 40 THU AND ESPECIALLY FRI. WEEKEND IS STILL LOOKING LIKE A DECENT MONSOON BURST AS MOISTURE SURGES N INTO WRN NM AND A BACK DOOR FRONT BRINGS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO THE E. THE ACTIVE WEATHER MAY BE SHORT LIVED AS WESTERLY FLOW IS FORECAST TO DRY OUT AT LEAST NRN NM NEXT WEEK. CHJ && .AVIATION... STRONG COLD FRONT PLUNGING THROUGH THE ERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO SQUEEZE INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TONIGHT. EXPECT A MODEST GAP WIND AT KABQ/KSAF...ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IN PEAK SPEEDS IS LOW ATTM. WILL MAINTAIN 15G25KTS AND LET EVENING SHIFT MASSAGE AS NECESSARY. IN THE MEANTIME...ISOLD/SCT SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL FAVOR THE WC/SW MTS AND THE SE QUADRANT OF THE FORECAST AREA. BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR VIS/CIGS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS...WITH THE BEST CHANCES AT KLVS/KROW. COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET WITH ONLY A MINIMAL THREAT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MODELS SUGGEST A BANK OF STRATUS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE ERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN EASTWARD INTO THE HIGH PLAINS. THIS MAY IMPACT KLVS/KTCC AND HAVE ADDED SCT015-025 PLACEHOLDERS ACCORDINGLY IN THE TAFS. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. DPORTER && .FIRE WEATHER... A SURFACE BOUNDARY MOVING THROUGH THE ERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TONIGHT. EXPECT INCREASED HUMIDITIES OVER THE AREA WITH THE MOST NOTABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE NORTHWEST/CENTRAL VALLEYS. SHOWERS AND STORMS HAVE ERUPTED ON THE FRONT WITH ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY IN THE WRN/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE ACTIVITY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WITH MINIMAL COVERAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. APPEARS THE BEST HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE IN THE NE/EC PLAINS...WHERE SOME STRATUS COULD ALSO DEVELOP TOWARD DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A LIGHT/MODEST GAP WIND WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE UPPER HIGH WILL SHIFT SLOWLY TO THE SE QUADRANT OF NM THURSDAY... WITH THE BEST THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION IN THE WRN MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS LOCALES ALONG/EAST OF THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN. WETTING FOOTPRINTS SHOULD IMPROVE ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. SOME DRYING APPEARS TO BE SCHEDULED OVER THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU ON FRIDAY...HOWEVER A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL BE POSED TO SLIDE THROUGH THE ERN PLAINS BY EVENING. THEREFORE...EXPECT A DOWNTREND/UPTICK IN THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES IN THE NW AND ERN PLAINS RESPECTIVELY. MIN HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THE NORTHWEST. FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...EXPECT THE UPR HIGH TO REMAIN CENTERED IN THE NEW MEXICO REGION. EXPECT THE MID/UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE SURGE TO PUSH INTO ERN ARIZONA AND POSSIBLY WRN NEW MEXICO. MEANWHILE...THE SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL RECHARGE THE LOWER LEVELS THE ATMOSPHERE OVER CENTRAL/ERN NEW MEXICO. WITH THIS IN MIND...EXPECT THE PRECIPITATION THREAT TO RETURN CLOSER TO CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMALS. SLOW MOVEMENT TO THUNDERSTORMS AND INCREASED COVERAGE COULD ALLOW FOR A HIGHER THREAT FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY AT BURN SCARS. COOLER HIGH TEMPERATURES/HIGHER HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO OCCUR THIS WEEKEND. DPORTER && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 61 94 59 94 / 10 10 10 5 DULCE........................... 53 88 48 90 / 20 20 20 5 CUBA............................ 55 86 54 88 / 20 30 20 10 GALLUP.......................... 58 87 55 88 / 20 30 30 20 EL MORRO........................ 54 81 50 84 / 30 40 40 30 GRANTS.......................... 57 87 54 89 / 30 30 20 20 QUEMADO......................... 57 82 55 84 / 30 40 40 30 GLENWOOD........................ 63 90 62 91 / 20 30 20 20 CHAMA........................... 50 80 48 83 / 20 30 20 10 LOS ALAMOS...................... 62 83 61 86 / 20 20 20 10 PECOS........................... 55 83 57 86 / 30 40 40 20 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 49 82 49 85 / 20 30 20 10 RED RIVER....................... 47 73 46 76 / 30 30 20 20 ANGEL FIRE...................... 47 75 48 79 / 30 40 20 20 TAOS............................ 52 86 53 89 / 20 20 20 10 MORA............................ 52 80 52 83 / 40 40 30 20 ESPANOLA........................ 59 90 57 93 / 20 20 20 10 SANTA FE........................ 60 87 59 89 / 20 30 20 10 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 63 90 61 92 / 20 20 10 10 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 67 90 67 93 / 20 20 20 10 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 70 92 70 94 / 20 20 10 10 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 66 94 66 96 / 20 20 10 10 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 66 94 66 95 / 20 20 10 10 LOS LUNAS....................... 63 94 63 96 / 20 20 10 10 RIO RANCHO...................... 64 94 64 95 / 20 20 10 10 SOCORRO......................... 67 95 65 95 / 20 20 20 10 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 61 90 61 93 / 30 30 20 20 TIJERAS......................... 60 90 60 93 / 20 20 20 20 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 56 87 57 90 / 20 30 20 20 CLINES CORNERS.................. 61 84 60 88 / 30 30 30 20 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 63 88 62 90 / 20 30 30 20 CARRIZOZO....................... 68 91 65 92 / 20 30 20 20 RUIDOSO......................... 60 81 58 81 / 30 40 40 40 CAPULIN......................... 55 85 57 87 / 40 30 30 20 RATON........................... 57 91 56 92 / 40 30 30 20 SPRINGER........................ 59 90 58 93 / 40 30 30 20 LAS VEGAS....................... 56 86 57 89 / 40 40 30 20 CLAYTON......................... 61 89 64 92 / 40 20 30 20 ROY............................. 62 89 62 90 / 40 30 30 20 CONCHAS......................... 68 94 69 96 / 40 30 30 20 SANTA ROSA...................... 68 93 68 96 / 30 30 30 20 TUCUMCARI....................... 67 95 69 98 / 30 30 30 10 CLOVIS.......................... 67 93 68 96 / 30 30 30 10 PORTALES........................ 68 94 68 96 / 30 30 30 10 FORT SUMNER..................... 70 96 70 97 / 30 30 30 20 ROSWELL......................... 73 100 72 100 / 20 30 30 20 PICACHO......................... 66 92 64 93 / 20 30 30 20 ELK............................. 62 86 60 86 / 30 40 30 30 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 40/46
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 619 AM MDT WED AUG 10 2011 NMZ501>540-111200- 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- 619 AM MDT WED AUG 10 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DOWNBURST WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...COVERAGE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY CAUSE FLOODING CONCERNS OVER RECENT FIRE BURN SCARS. SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY OVER FIRE BURN SCARS. DOWNBURST WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. 17
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 325 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011 NMZ537-102200- DE BACA COUNTY- 325 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL DE BACA COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM MDT... AT 324 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT SUMNER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 20 SOUTH OF FORT SUMNER. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. && LAT...LON 3439 10408 3414 10427 3436 10454 3450 10440 TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 311DEG 13KT 3437 10438 34
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:59 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tree limbs approximately four feet long and 3 inches in diameter were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, August 2011
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: 321768, 321767.