Upper level high pressure continued to dominate New Mexico. Monsoonal moisture being drawn up from the south fueled numerous afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
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Upper level high pressure continued to dominate New Mexico. Monsoonal moisture being drawn up from the south fueled numerous afternoon showers and thunderstorms. A thunderstorm near Los Lunas produced an outflow boundary that raced to the north and west. As the boundary reached the Albuquerque Sunport, a gust to 58 mph was recorded by the ASOS.
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 13, 10:53 AM MST, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1153 AM MDT SUN JUL 13 2014 .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE REMNANTS OF THIS MORNINGS SHRA STILL APPARENT ACROSS NORTHERN NM VIA MID CLOUD DECK. ELSEWHERE...QUITE A BIT OF BUBBLING CU DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. AS USUAL...MTS WILL BE A FOCUS FOR CONVECTION THIS AFTN/EVE...AND STEERING FLOW WILL TAKE THESE STORMS TO THE WEST AND SW. ADDITIONALLY...A WEAK FRONT/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY DRAPED OVER EC NM WILL BE A FOCUS FOR TSRA THIS AFTN. PER HI-RES MODELS...CONVECTION WILL FAVOR AREAS ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS NE NM...FROM THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS EASTWARD. NEAR ZERO STEERING FLOW IS EXPECTED FOR THIS AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM...WITH BRIEF MVFR CIGS AND MT OBSCURATIONS. KROW MAY BE THE ONLY TAF SITE WITHOUT STORM IMPACTS. SHRA AND TSRA WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH AND NE OVERNIGHT. 34 && .PREV DISCUSSION...352 AM MDT SUN JUL 13 2014... .SYNOPSIS... HOISTING FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SANGRE DE CRISTOS EAST THROUGH THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS TO TEXAS LINE AND SOUTH AS FAR AS SAN MIGUEL COUNTY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND MOST OF THE EVENING. PRETTY GOOD MOISTURE AND WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW ENVIRONMENT FOR SOME HEAVY TO PERHAPS LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL. WEAK FRONT FROM A LITTLE WEST OF RATON TO ABOUT TUCUMCARI SHOULD MAKE A LITTLE MORE PROGRESS TO THE SOUTH BEFORE MOSTLY WASHING OUT LATER AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. AT LEAST ONE AND PERHAPS TWO OTHER BACK DOOR FRONTS TO REPLENISH MOISTURE THROUGH WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY FOR PERHAPS ANOTHER FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL...MAINLY PORTIONS OF EAST HALF OF THE STATE. && .DISCUSSION... FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO BE ISSUED FOR GOOD PORTION OF NE NM...SANGRES EAST TO TX LINE...NOT LONG AFTER AFTER THIS TIME SHORTENED DISCUSSION GOES OUT. FAIRLY UNIMPRESSIVE BACK DOOR FRONT OR CONVECTION AIDED BOUNDARY FROM NEAR TCC TO A BIT WEST OF RTN AS OF THIS WRITING. STILL IT DOES SEEM JUST A BIT FASTER THAN MOST MODEL GUIDANCE CURRENTLY. FEATURE LOOKS TO LARGELY FADE AWAY LATER THIS AFTN OR EARLY EVE AS SFC FLOW BECOMES MAINLY SE AND S ACROSS E HALF TO TWO THIRDS OF NM. THAT KEEPS SOME MOISTURE RECHARGE CONTINUING. THETA E MAXIMA EXPANDS TO COVER MUCH OF NW HALF OF STATE AND MORE OR LESS OVERLAPS WHAT IS LEFT OF THE POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT THIS AFTN AND EVE. CAPE MAXIMIZED MORE OR LESS IN THE NE...THOUGH NOT TERRIBLY HIGH AND LIFTED INDICES IN -2 TO -5 LI RANGE OVER ROUGHLY SAME AREA. SUPPORTIVE PARAMETERS NOT QUITE AS STRONGLY FOCUSED OVER SAME AREAS AS WOULD BE BEST...BUT ENOUGH SO THAT THEY SEEM TO SUPPORT WATCH ISSUANCE. STORM COVERAGE MAY FLAG A BIT BETWEEN MON NIGHT AND TUE...BUT ANOTHER BACK DOOR PUSH OR TWO STILL LOOKS IN THE CARDS FOR MUCH OF EAST AND PERHAPS CENTRAL NM FOR THE LATE TUE TO WED NIGHT PERIOD...WHICH MAY NECESSITATE ANOTHER WATCH POTENTIAL...BUT TOO FAR OUT AND UNFOCUSED TO ISSUE AT THIS TIME. AFTER THU...MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THAT MONSTROUS MID/UPPER HIGH TO BUILD OVER SOME PART OF NM...DRYING THINGS OUT AND HEATING THINGS UP EVEN MORE. SO HOPEFULLY EVERY LOCAL CAN GET ENOUGH RAIN TO WEATHER...SO TO SPEAK...THE ONSET OF DESSICATING NEMESIS...THE SEQUEL. 43 && .FIRE WEATHER... AFTER A GENERAL DOWNTREND IN WETTING RAIN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS... MOISTURE AND CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH AN ACTIVE PERIOD IN PLACE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WORK WEEK. EXTENDED MODELS THEN HINT AT GRADUAL DRYING FOR THE END OF THE WEEK... ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST. A SHIFT IN THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN STATES AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LOW...CURRENTLY OVER CENTRAL CANADA...HEADS FOR THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE MONSOON PLUME SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE EXTREME WEST...ENHANCED A BIT BY AN EASTERLY WAVE...WITH A SERIES OF BACK DOOR FRONTS ON TAP FOR THE EAST. THE FIRST OF THESE FRONTS IS CURRENTLY PUSHING INTO THE NORTHEAST... USHERING IN COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THUS..THE AREA FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WILL BE A FOCUS AREA FOR WETTING RAIN TODAY...WITH CONVECTION ALSO EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN. NOT SURE ABOUT GAP WINDS INTO THE CENTRAL VALLEY...BUT EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL EXTEND TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN ZONES. THE NEXT BACK DOOR FRONT LOOKS TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST MIDDAY MONDAY. IT LOOKS TO BE A BIT STRONGER...WITH ANOTHER CHANCE FOR GAP WINDS MONDAY NIGHT AND INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO THE ARIZONA BORDER. BEST CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN ON MONDAY REMAIN OVER THE SANGRES AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS...AND OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL TERRAIN ON TUESDAY...THOUGH PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE MOST LOCATIONS. YET ANOTHER BACK DOOR FRONT IS FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY AND LOOKS TO BE ENHANCED BY AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. ANOTHER ROUND OF GAP WINDS IS LIKELY...WITH CONTINUED CHANCES OF WETTING RAIN MOST LOCATIONS AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. THOUGH MOIST EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THOUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...EXTENDED MODELS DEPICT DRIER AIR INTO THE NORTHWEST STARTING ON THURSDAY AS THE UPPER HIGH BUILDS OVER SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO. HIGH HAINES OF 5 TO 6 IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES TO BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT AREAWIDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH SOME AREAS OF FAIR RECOVERIES OVER THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND CENTRAL VALLEYS POSSIBLE STARTING THURSDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF POOR TO FAIR VENTILATION ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK...STARTING WITH NORTHERN ZONES TODAY AND SOUTHWEST ZONES ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...POOR TO FAIR VALUES ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. 05 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ513>515-527>532. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 609 AM MDT SUN JUL 13 2014 NMZ501>540-141200- 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 SUN JUL 13 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HEAVY RAINFALL IS MOST LIKELY ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO IN AND NEAR THE AREA FROM THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE...WHERE LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE STEADILY THERE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AND PERHAPS LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY BE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND THE NORTHERN GILA REGION. STORM MOTIONS WILL BE FAIRLY 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 OR EVEN OVER 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. .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. 43
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 22 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:18 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The ABQ ASOS recorded a wind gust to 58 mph as outflow from thunderstorms to the south reached the area.
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