A dryline in place over eastern New Mexico provided a focus for afternoon thunderstorms over the east central and southeast plains. The main impact of these storms were damaging winds.
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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.
A dryline in place over eastern New Mexico provided a focus for afternoon thunderstorms over the east central and southeast plains. The main impact of these storms were damaging winds. A severe wind gust was reported near Dora.
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 20, 2:28 PM MST, 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 328 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013 .DISCUSSION... SATELLITE AND SURFACE MOISTURE ANALYSIS SHOW THE MOIST AXIS FOCUSED FROM NORTHERN MEXICO ACROSS SE NEW MEXICO INTO WEST TX. THE LATEST RADAR TRENDS INDICATE SHOWER AND STORM COVERAGE INCREASING IN THIS AREA...WHICH COINCIDES WELL WITH THE 17Z HRRR AND RIDGE OF HIGHEST THETA-E VALUES FROM THE NAM AND GFS. FARTHER WEST THE FOCUS FOR DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS COINCIDES WITH A MID/UPPER LEVEL DRY SLOT STRETCHING FROM THE BAJA INTO NORTH CENTRAL NM. THE DEFINITION OF PERSISTENCE WILL HOLD VERY TRUE ACROSS OUR AREA AS THERE WILL BE VERY LITTLE CHANGE TO THE PATTERN CONFIGURATION THRU TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. EXPECT VERY DRY...BREEZY...AND HOT CONDITIONS FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN NM WITH A FEW STORMS FOCUSED OVER THE SE AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. MAX AND MIN TEMPS WILL BE NEARLY THE SAME EVERY PERIOD AND ABOVE NORMAL HOWEVER NO RECORDS ARE EXPECTED. UNFORTUNATELY...EVEN HOTTER CONDITIONS BUT WITH LESS WIND WILL OCCUR FOR THE WEDNESDAY THRU SATURDAY PERIOD OF NEXT WEEK. THIS MAY BE THE PEAK FOR THE SUMMER WITH A 596 TO 599DM H5 RIDGE CENTERED DIRECTLY OVER NORTHERN NM AND SOUTHERN CO. THE ECMWF AND GFS THEN SHOW THE RIDGE WOBBLING WESTWARD INTO NORTHERN AZ ALLOWING A MOIST BACK DOOR FRONT TO SLIDE INTO THE EAST. THIS WOULD PROVIDE FOR ANOTHER UPTICK IN STORM COVERAGE HOWEVER CONFIDENCE ON THIS PATTERN IS VERY LOW AS CONSISTENCY IS POOR FROM MODEL RUN TO RUN. GUYER && .FIRE WEATHER... DRY LINE HAS BEEN DRIVEN BACK TO A LINE FROM JUST EAST OF TUCUMCARI TO NEAR OR JUST W OF DUNKEN...PRETTY MAJOR EROSION CONSIDERING HOW FAR WEST IT GOT EARLY THIS MORNING. SHOULD WAFT BACK W TONIGHT...BUT NOT QUITE AS FAR W AS EARLY TODAY. POOR RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT WEST OF DRY LINE...BASICALLY W OF A RATON TO RUIDOSO LINE. GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES TO E OF THE DRY LINE. SOME SHOWERS AND STORMS OF WET VARIETY INTO THE EVE NEAR TO E OF TUCUMCARI TO RUIDOSO LINE. RED FLAG CONDITIONS OF THIS AFTN SHOULD DROP OUT BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM. AT LEAST THRU NEXT TUE LOOKING FOR CURRENT PATTERN TO NOT CHANGE MUCH...GENERALLY A PATTERN OF A FEW TO SCT SHOWERS AND STORMS...MOSTLY WET...GENERALLY NEAR AND EAST OF A TUCUMCARI TO RUIDOSO LINE. MAY ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS SEE THAT LINE SHIFT UP TO 75 OR 100 MILES FARTHER E OR W DURING THIS PERIOD. SET UP WILL BE A PACIFIC NW TROUGH AND AN UPPER HIGH GENERALLY CENTERED BETWEEN CENTRAL TX AND FAR N MEXICO. VERY DRY AIR WILL KEEP COMING ACROSS NW HALF TO TWO THIRDS OF NM AROUND THE HIGH...RESULTING IN EXTREMELY LOW RH MINIMUMS AND MANY HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES TO CONTINUE AS WELL FROM THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN WEST TO THE AZ BORDER. THOUGH DRY THE AIRMASS WILL BE UNSTABLE WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. HAINES VALUES OF 6 AND EVEN SOME LOCALIZED SUPER HAINES WILL SHOW UP LATE IN THE DAY FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 3 TO 4 DAYS. AS FOR HIGHLIGHTS...AM CONTINUING THE RED FLAG WARNING INTO THIS EVE AS BEFORE...AS MORE AREAS THAN NOT ARE VERY NEAR OR A LITTLE OVER CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. UPGRADED EXISTING WATCH FOR FRI TO RED FLAG WARNING AND ADDED FIRE ZONE 104...MAINLY WEST AND CENTRAL PORTIONS...LARGELY BASED ON HOW FAR E DRYLINE PROGRESSED TODAY. SEE NO REASON FOR IT NOT TO GET AT LEAST AS FAR E AS CLAYTON FRI AFTN...MAIN REASON THAT ZONE ADDED. STILL BELIEVE MOST OF LOWER TERRAIN OF 101 WILL BE MARGINAL AT MOST FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS FRI AFTN...BUT HIGHER TERRAIN THERE SHOULD DO BETTER AND WITH DEGREE OF DRYNESS AND HEAT FELT IT BEST TO UPGRADE THAT ZONE ALONG WITH THE REST. ALSO HOISTED FIRE WX WATCH FOR SAT AFTN AND EARLY EVE FOR 102 THROUGH 104...107 AND WESTERN PART OF 108. 43 && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE VFR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS. ONE BEING RELATIVELY BRIEF MVFR CIGS/VSBYS POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR SHRA AND TSRA THIS AFTN AND EVE SE OF A LINE FROM ROUGHLY DES MOINES TO RUIDOSO...MAINLY IMPACTING TAF SITES TCC AND ROW. MVFR AND PERHAPS EVEN VERY LOCALIZED IFR VSBYS DUE TO BLOWING DUST ALSO POSSIBLE WITH STRONGEST STORM OUTFLOWS...AGAIN WITH TCC AND ROW HAVING THE GREATEST CHANCES. MODERATE AND GUSTY SW LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW TO BE THE RULE ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AND FRI AFTN AND EVE. EXPECT AS STRONG AND AT TIMES EVEN STRONGER SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS WITH SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 OR 35KTS. 43 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 51 94 52 93 / 0 0 0 0 DULCE........................... 38 88 39 87 / 0 0 0 0 CUBA............................ 47 90 47 89 / 0 0 0 0 GALLUP.......................... 44 91 45 90 / 0 0 0 0 EL MORRO........................ 40 86 40 87 / 0 0 0 0 GRANTS.......................... 47 91 49 90 / 0 0 0 0 QUEMADO......................... 51 90 51 88 / 0 0 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 49 96 50 94 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 44 80 45 78 / 0 0 0 0 LOS ALAMOS...................... 59 88 58 86 / 0 0 0 0 PECOS........................... 57 87 57 84 / 5 10 5 5 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 51 80 51 79 / 0 0 0 0 RED RIVER....................... 46 74 45 73 / 0 5 0 5 ANGEL FIRE...................... 37 79 36 78 / 0 5 0 5 TAOS............................ 48 86 47 85 / 0 0 0 0 MORA............................ 52 83 53 82 / 5 10 5 5 ESPANOLA........................ 56 91 55 92 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA FE........................ 58 87 58 87 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 56 93 56 92 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 67 94 67 94 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 65 97 65 97 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 64 99 64 99 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 61 97 62 97 / 0 0 0 0 LOS LUNAS....................... 61 97 62 96 / 0 0 0 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 60 98 61 98 / 0 0 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 62 100 63 101 / 0 5 0 5 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 57 86 58 86 / 5 5 5 5 TIJERAS......................... 59 92 59 91 / 0 0 0 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 56 94 56 92 / 5 5 5 5 CLINES CORNERS.................. 56 88 57 88 / 5 10 5 5 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 59 89 60 89 / 5 10 5 5 CARRIZOZO....................... 62 92 63 92 / 5 10 10 10 RUIDOSO......................... 56 82 58 84 / 20 20 20 20 CAPULIN......................... 56 86 56 87 / 5 10 5 10 RATON........................... 54 90 54 90 / 5 5 5 5 SPRINGER........................ 54 92 53 91 / 5 10 5 5 LAS VEGAS....................... 54 88 54 89 / 5 10 5 5 CLAYTON......................... 64 95 64 94 / 10 10 10 10 ROY............................. 60 91 59 91 / 5 10 10 10 CONCHAS......................... 66 97 66 97 / 5 10 10 10 SANTA ROSA...................... 66 96 66 97 / 10 10 10 10 TUCUMCARI....................... 69 99 69 100 / 20 20 20 20 CLOVIS.......................... 63 91 63 92 / 30 30 20 20 PORTALES........................ 65 92 64 93 / 30 30 20 20 FORT SUMNER..................... 67 95 67 96 / 10 20 20 20 ROSWELL......................... 68 98 68 100 / 30 30 20 20 PICACHO......................... 62 92 63 94 / 20 20 20 20 ELK............................. 59 86 61 89 / 30 30 30 20 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>103-105>107-109. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ102>104-107-108. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>105. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 609 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2013 NMZ501>540-211200- 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- 609 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL TO WESTERN NEW MEXICO. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A CLAYTON TO RUIDOSO LINE. HAIL...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS...AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE A CONCERN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN CONDUCIVE TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL TO WESTERN NEW MEXICO FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO EASTERN NEW MEXICO WHERE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE CELLS WILL PERSIST. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO ARE URGED TO REPORT ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL...OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE AT 1.888.386.7637 OR VIA THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ. 52
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 230 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013 NMZ538-202100- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- 230 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM MDT... AT 224 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF BITTER LAKE WILDLIFE REFUGE...OR ABOUT 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROSWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ELKINS. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3387 10420 3357 10389 3345 10430 3359 10443 TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 231DEG 22KT 3358 10428 SHY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 243 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013 NMZ536>538-202115- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-DE BACA COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY- 243 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CHAVES...WESTERN ROOSEVELT AND SOUTHEASTERN DE BACA COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM MDT... AT 236 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF KENNA...OR ABOUT 37 MILES SOUTH OF FORT SUMNER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CHAVES...SOUTHEASTERN DE BACA AND WESTERN ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. WARNINGS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. && LAT...LON 3423 10393 3401 10368 3388 10399 3401 10414 TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 227DEG 20KT 3401 10398
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
301 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013
NMZ538-202145-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
301 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CHAVES COUNTY
THROUGH 345 PM MDT...
AT 254 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELKINS...OR ABOUT 29 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ROSWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ELKINS...AND HIGHWAY 70 TO
THE ROOSEVELT COUNTY LINE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3353 10413 3367 10426 3399 10397 3369 10371
3366 10372 3366 10368 3359 10363
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 234DEG 19KT 3366 10410
SHYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
330 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013
NMZ538-202200-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
330 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CHAVES COUNTY THROUGH 400
PM MDT...
AT 324 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOTTOMLESS LAKES STATE
PARK...OR ABOUT 23 MILES EAST OF ROSWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ELKINS.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3325 10411 3337 10426 3375 10409 3350 10371
3348 10371
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 217DEG 22KT 3346 10412
SHYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 347 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013 NMZ536-202215- ROOSEVELT COUNTY- 347 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL ROOSEVELT COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM MDT... AT 342 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ELIDA...OR ABOUT 27 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORTALES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ELIDA...PEP AND DORA. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3424 10353 3385 10322 3378 10365 3392 10378 TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 232DEG 20KT 3390 10363 SHY
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
401 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013
NMZ538-202245-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
401 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CHAVES COUNTY THROUGH 445
PM MDT...
AT 354 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOTTOMLESS LAKES STATE
PARK...OR ABOUT 19 MILES EAST OF ROSWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ELKINS.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3356 10371 3341 10371 3322 10413 3339 10443
3389 10404 3357 10364 3356 10366
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 224DEG 20KT 3344 10417
SHYThe Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:06 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Dora Mesonet recorded a gust to 58mph as well as a high sustained wind speed of 42mph a a line of strong thunderstorms was moving through the area.
Damage survey was a classic dry microburst event. Unfortunately, there were no direct measurements of wind speeds but the toolkit conservatively estimated wind speeds of 60-70 mph, based on the type of power pole, orientation, etc. The winds were from the north-northwest and may have been accelerated by the terrain along the immediate west slopes of the Sandias. The damage area was extremely small at 1/2km or less bounded by Tramway on the east, Montgomery on the north, Comanche on the south, and extended maybe 1/4 mile west of Tramway.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, June 2013
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: 447498, 455194.