Another round of monsoonal showers and thunderstorms developed across the higher terrain throughout the afternoon hours. By mid to late afternoon a few isolated cells formed near the Upper Tularosa Valley and produced thunderstorm wind gusts ranging from 58 to 67 mph.
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Another round of monsoonal showers and thunderstorms developed across the higher terrain throughout the afternoon hours. By mid to late afternoon a few isolated cells formed near the Upper Tularosa Valley and produced thunderstorm wind gusts ranging from 58 to 67 mph.
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 10, 11:03 AM MST, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1203 PM MDT THU JUL 10 2014 .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE UPPER LEVEL HIGH CENTERED OVER NEW MEXICO WITH AMPLE MONSOON MOISTURE IN PLACE TO SUPPORT ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS...INITIALLY FAVORING HIGHER TERRAIN. WESTERN AREAS TO SEE EARLY DEVELOPMENT...WITH STORM MOVEMENT TO THE NORTH. ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE STATE...MOVEMENT WILL BE TO THE NORTHEAST OR EAST. OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN...STORMS WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY OR DRIFT TO THE SOUTH. LITTLE TO NO ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED IN THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE BRIEF LOCAL MVFR CIGS AND VISIBILITES BUT MOST WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY OUTFLOWS. THE CENTRAL VALLEYS COULD SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF BOUNDARY INTERACTION THUNDERSTORMS...THUS CARRYING A TEMPO AT KABQ LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING TO REFLECT THIS. SHOWERS DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD SHOULD FAVOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN ZONES. 05 && .PREV DISCUSSION...317 AM MDT THU JUL 10 2014... .SYNOPSIS... ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN TODAY AND MOVE EAST INTO NEARBY VALLEYS AND HIGHLANDS. STEERING FLOW WILL WEAKEN FRIDAY AND ALLOW FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH SLOW MOVING STORMS FOR CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. AN EASTERLY WAVE SLIDING WEST INTO THE STATE OVER THE WEEKEND WILL FORCE THE MOISTURE PLUME WELL INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA. THE COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL DECREASE...PARTICULARLY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOT THROUGH THE WEEKEND ACROSS THE EAST. MODELS INDICATE A POWERFUL AND MOIST COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE STATE LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS MAY POTENTIALLY RESULT IN THE GREATEST THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING SO FAR THIS SUMMER. && .DISCUSSION... MAIN AXIS OF MOIST INSTABILITY WILL BE CENTERED FROM EASTERN AZ INTO CENTRAL NM TODAY. BULK OF MODEL GUIDANCE INCLUDING THE SPC ENSEMBLE PULLS BACK THE COVERAGE OF STORMS TODAY. HOWEVER...STILL EXPECTING A DECENT CROP OF STORMS TODAY WITH DEVELOPMENT FARTHER EAST ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. STEERING FLOWS WILL BE SW TO NE NEAR 15 KTS. NAM12 MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE PWAT VALUES WILL MAINTAIN NEAR 1 INCH THROUGH THE DAY RATHER THAN FALL LIKE THEY DID YESTERDAY IN MUCH OF CENTRAL NM. CONVECTIVE TEMPS ALSO PROGGED QUITE LOW SO POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT BY LATE MORNING IS LOOKING GOOD. FRIDAY MAY TURN OUT TO BE AN INTERESTING DAY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. A WELL DEFINED EASTERLY WAVE WITH A DRY SLOT ALONG ITS WESTERN PERIPHERY WILL SLIDE INTO EASTERN NM. THIS WILL TIGHTEN THE MOISTURE GRADIENT OVER CENTRAL NM WHILE STEERING FLOWS BECOME VERY LIGHT. TRADITIONALLY THIS CAN BE A GOOD SCENARIO FOR VIGOROUS CONVECTION AND FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL. THE EASTERLY WAVE WILL FORCE THE MOISTURE PLUME EVEN FARTHER NORTH AND WEST WITH THE SAME SCENARIO POSSIBLE FOR AREAS WEST OF THE DIVIDE SATURDAY. MEANWHILE TEMPS WILL BE HOT OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE SUBSIDENCE AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES PREVAIL. CONFIDENCE DECREASES SUNDAY ON THE IMPACT OF THE WEAKENING EASTERLY WAVE OVER THE REGION. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NM WILL SEE A DOWNTICK IN COVERAGE WHILE PERHAPS THE NW CORNER HAS THE GREATEST CHANCES. MODEL AGREEMENT IS VERY GOOD ON A MAJOR WOW PERIOD FOR HEAVY RAINFALL NEXT WEEK. THE WEAKENING EASTERLY WAVE WILL NUDGE THE SHEARING UPPER RIDGE FAR ENOUGH WEST INTO THE GREAT BASIN WHILE AN ANOMALOUSLY DEEP UPPER TROUGH CARVES OUT OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE GFS ENSEMBLE 500MB HEIGHT SHOWS THIS TROUGH AT -2.9 STANDARD DEVIATIONS NEXT TUESDAY. A VERY STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH ACROSS THE PLAINS AS EARLY AS MONDAY NIGHT AND INTERACTS WITH SEVERAL UPPER WAVES PUSHING SOUTHEAST OVER NM. MODEL GUIDANCE INCLUDING WPC ALREADY SHOW WIDESPREAD LIKELY CHANCES ALL THE WAY TO DAY 7. IF THIS WERE TO PAN OUT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL CHANCES OVER THE ENTIRE REGION. GUYER && .FIRE WEATHER... A MODERATELY WET PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND MAY BE FOLLOWED BY A VERY WET PATTERN NEXT WEEK. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR BURN SCAR FLASH FLOODING TO DEVELOP MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN AREAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THEN AREAWIDE NEXT WEEK. A MODEST MONSOON MOISTURE PLUME SHOULD CONTINUE ARCING ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH DAILY ROUNDS OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS THERE. SCATTERED TO ISOLATED ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST AREAS WITH DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. AN EASTERLY WAVE IS PROGGED TO PASS SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER NORTHERN MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND. THE RING OF SUBSIDENCE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THIS WAVE SHOULD HAVE A DRYING EFFECT ON THE SE PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA STARTING FRIDAY...THEN ALSO ACROSS S CENTRAL AREAS SATURDAY. A WETTER SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW SHOULD DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE WAVE ON SUNDAY RETURNING GOOD WETTING STORM COVERAGE TO S CENTRAL AREAS AND POSSIBLY TO PARTS OF THE SE PLAINS SUNDAY. ALSO SUNDAY...MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL STRADDLE THE NM/CO BORDER TRIGGERING INCREASED STORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE NE. NEXT WEEK...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT AN UNSEASONABLY BROAD AND DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY CROSS THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL SEND A STRONG AND WET BACK DOOR COLD FRONT INTO NM FROM THE NE. MEANWHILE...PERTURBATIONS IN NW FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER NM. AT THIS TIME...THE BACK DOOR COLD FRONT LOOKS TO PENETRATE NORTHEAST AREAS STARTING MONDAY...AND THIS FRONT MAY REACH ALL THE WAY TO THE AZ BORDER BY MID DAY TO MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY. A DEEPER PERTURBATION IN THE FORM OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS THEN PROGGED TO APPROACH SLOWLY FROM THE NNW THROUGH MID WEEK UNDER PERSISTENT WET EASTERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW POTENTIALLY PRODUCING WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN. OTHERWISE...HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD VARY FROM NEAR NORMAL TO AS MUCH AS 6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH MONDAY. THEN...READINGS SHOULD FALL WELL BELOW NORMAL AREAWIDE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY IF THE FRONT ARRIVES AS SCHEDULED. POCKETS OF POOR VENTILATION ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH MONDAY WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD POOR VENTILATION EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. 44 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 537 AM MDT THU JUL 10 2014 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- 537 AM MDT THU JUL 10 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORM MOTIONS WILL BE SLOW TO THE NORTHEAST AND RAINFALL COULD BECOME HEAVY. THIS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER AND NEAR RECENT AND OLDER BURN SCARS. ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY ACROSS CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...THEN OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. STORM MOTIONS WILL BE SLOW AND RAINFALL COULD BECOME HEAVY. THIS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING... ESPECIALLY OVER AND NEAR RECENT AND OLDER BURN SCARS. ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK AS A POWERFUL COLD FRONT SLIDES SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE STATE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND ANY FLOODING THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637. GUYER
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:01 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Roadway within Peralta Canyon was washed out and recently built culverts were destroyed.
The WSMR Mesonet site located at Oscura Range Camp recorded a gust to 58 mph during the afternoon as strong thunderstorms moved through the area.
The WSMR Mesonet site located at Phillips Hill recorded a peak gust to 67 mph during the late afternoon as strong thunderstorms moved through the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, July 2014
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: 521426, 518744, 518745.