High pressure aloft was centered over southwestern New Mexico while a cold front backed in from the northeast. This front ushered in additional moisture to this area as well as acted as a focus for thunderstorm development.
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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.
High pressure aloft was centered over southwestern New Mexico while a cold front backed in from the northeast. This front ushered in additional moisture to this area as well as acted as a focus for thunderstorm development. Isolated strong to severe storms developed into the late afternoon and early morning hours and moved to the south. A severe storm developed just north of the town of Anton Chico producing heavy rains, large hail and destructive wind. A mobile home was flipped over and destroyed by this severe storm. A couple hours later a cluster of cells developed over the Sandia Mountains also creating heavy downpours and large hail.
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 30, 4:42 PM MST, 0 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 542 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014 .AVIATION... 00Z TAF CYCLE COLD FRONT LYING FROM ROUGHLY SKX TO ROW WILL BULGE WESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TOWARD THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY 06Z THIS EVENING...AS RIDGE ALOFT CENTERS UP ON THE NEW MEXICO BOOT HEEL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE CENTRAL AND WEST THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTY EAST WINDS SQUIRTING THROUGH CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN GAPS AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT OVER THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. LOW CIGS MAY DEVELOP OVER EASTERN NM...WITH SCT GROUPS AT IFR/MVFR EXCURSIONS MARKING LOWEST EXPECTED CIG IN TAFS AT LVS...TCC...AND ROW. THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING FROM 20Z ONWARD THURSDAY AFTERNOON CENTRAL AND WEST...WITH REDUCED ACTIVITY IN THE EAST. TRANSPORT DIRECTION SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHEAST. SHY && .PREV DISCUSSION...313 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014... .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE HAS RELOCATED TO SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...AND A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY BACKING INTO THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE STATE. THIS SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE A HINT OF ADDITIONAL MOISTURE TO THE STATE WHILE ACTING AS A FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. SOME GUSTY WINDS WILL SPILL THROUGH SOME CENTRAL VALLEY AREAS TONIGHT AS THE FRONT ADVANCES WESTWARD TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONSEQUENTLY EXPECTED TO FAVOR AREAS ALONG AND NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ON THURSDAY WITH RESIDUAL MOISTURE FUELING DAILY BOUTS OF STORMS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. && .DISCUSSION... A TRICKY FORECAST IS SHAPING UP THIS EVENING WITH SOME COMBATING ELEMENTS IN THIS BACK DOOR FRONT REGIME. WITH THE HIGH NESTLED OVER THE BOOT HEEL OF NM...THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT HAS STRENGTHENED AT THE OPPOSITE CORNER OF THE STATE WITH A PAIR OF WELL-DEFINED SHORT WAVE TROUGHS EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW. THE FIRST WAVE HAS PASSED WELL EAST OF NM WITH A SECONDARY ONE IN WY/CO. THE MAJORITY OF FORCING WITH THIS SECONDARY FEATURE SHOULD BYPASS NM...BUT THE FLOW INTO NORTHEASTERN PARTS OF THE STATE WILL BE QUITE BRISK WITH 15 TO 20 KT AT H7 AND ABOUT 30 KT AT H5. AT THE SURFACE THE FRONT HAS ADVANCED WELL INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE WITH FAIRLY NEGLIGIBLE INCREASES IN DEW POINTS. PWATS ARE STILL HEALTHIEST IN THE EASTERN HALF OF NM AT 1.1 TO 1.4 INCHES. CONVECTIVE MODE AND PLACEMENT OF CONVECTION WILL BE MOST DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT OF THE STATE THIS EVENING WHERE RELATIVELY COOL POST FRONTAL TEMPERATURES ARE FOUND...BUT STILL SOME REMNANT INSTABILITY AND SHEAR. BEST FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING HAS ALREADY PASSED...SO INITIATION OF STORMS COULD BE DIFFICULT OUTSIDE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS. DESPITE THE FAST STEERING FLOW AND QUICK 15 KT STORM MOTION IN THIS AREA...DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO CANCEL THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH. LOCAL WRF AND HRRR MODEL INDICATE SOME LATE EVENING ACTIVITY IN THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS...BUT IT COULD TURN MORE SHOWERY/STRATIFORM BY THAT POINT. MORE VIGOROUS STORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OFF OF THE SANGRES...DRIFTING SOUTH SOUTHEAST. THIS COULD BE AN ISSUE IF ANY CELLS MOVE DOWN THE GREATER PECOS RIVER BASIN WHERE FLOOD WATERS ARE STILL SLOWLY RECEDING WITH SATURATED SOILS. OTHERWISE EXPECT AN UPTICK IN STORMS DEVELOPING TOWARD THE CENTRAL TO SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...AND PERHAPS JUMPING THE RIO GRANDE TOWARD THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. GAP WIND WILL ALSO TAKE SHAPE AS FRONT SPILLS THROUGH TAOS CANYON...GLORIETA PASS...TIJERAS CANYON...ABO PASS...AND BENADO GAP NEAR CARRIZOZO. GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN THESE LOCALES. THURSDAY THE FOCUS FOR STORMS SHOULD SHIFT TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN SLOPES...INCLUDING THE NORTHERN RANGES OF THE STATE. STORMS WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE FAR EASTERN BORDER OF NM WILL LIKELY SEE MINIMAL ACTIVITY AS CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN STABLE IN THE COOLER POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER ALMOST STATEWIDE...WITH READINGS DIPPING BELOW AVERAGE IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT ALONG THE AZ BORDER. HIGH PRESSURE WILL NUDGE NORTHWESTWARD INTO FRIDAY...ALLOWING THE NORTHWESTERLIES TO RELAX SOME. THIS WILL SLOW DOWN STORM MOTION...POTENTIALLY INCREASING THE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING THREAT SINCE PLENTY OF RECYCLABLE MOISTURE WILL BE ON HAND. THE FAR EASTERN TIER OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL AGAIN REMAIN TOO STABLE TO PRODUCE MANY STORMS...BUT REMAINING AREAS WILL BE QUITE ACTIVE WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS COVERAGE BUILT INTO THE FORECAST FRIDAY. MOISTURE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR DECENT STORM COVERAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY LEANING BACK OVER NM AND TEMPERATURES TRYING TO CREEP BACK TOWARD AVERAGE. 52 && .FIRE WEATHER... AN ACTIVE MONSOON PATTERN LOOKS TO CONTINUE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH AT LEAST THE WEEKEND BEFORE TRENDING BACK UP CLOSER TO SEASONAL AVERAGES. A BACKDOOR FRONT...CURRENTLY MAKING PROGRESS DOWN THE EASTERN PLAINS...WILL PROVIDE SOME FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT COOLING THERE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. THE FRONT WILL PUSH WEST THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THIS EVENING THEN OUT BEYOND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY TOMORROW MORNING...RECHARGING MOISTURE AND RENEWING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN/HIGHLANDS WESTWARD. WETTING RAINS ARE A GOOD BET JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE CENTRAL AND WEST FROM THU-SUN. STORM MOTION WILL BE DECREASING FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...SO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS SURE BET WITH PWATS REMAINING AT OR ABOVE NORMAL. NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF MOISTURE TRENDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT VENT RATES WILL TAKE A HIT BEHIND THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST TOMORROW. SOME DRYING IS POSSIBLE NEXT WEEK...MAINLY SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST AS HIGHS CLIMB BACK CLOSER TO NORMAL...BUT TRENDS ARE EVER SO SLIGHT. BOTH THE 12Z ECMWF AND GFS SHOW PRESSURE HEIGHTS FALLING TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH A TROUGH MOVING EAST OVER THE AREA AND THE UPPER HIGH SQUASHED TO THE SW. ASSUMING THIS WORKS-OUT...THE TREND FROM MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK WOULD BE A COOLING ONE WITH CONTINUED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AND WETTING RAINS. 11 && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE VFR TERMINALS PREVAILING AND FORECAST TO PERSIST WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS. A BACKDOOR FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH KLVS AND KTCC AND WILL PUSH THROUGH KSAF AND KROW AROUND/AFTER 00Z...THEN THROUGH KABQ BY 02Z. THE PEAK PERIOD FOR POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORM IMPACTS AT KABQ/KAEG/SAF/KROW WILL BE BETWEEN 00-04Z AS THE FRONT INTERACTS WITH THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SE OFF OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST. GUSTS TO 34KTS ARE FORECAST AT KABQ WITH THE EAST WIND THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MVFR CIGS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AT KLVS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR IFR CIGS LATE... THOUGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE WAS TOO LOW TO INCLUDE IN TAF. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR MVFR CIGS TO DEVELOP AT KTCC EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS WELL...BUT A MID LEVEL CLOUD DECK MAY WIN-OUT. 11 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ513>515-527>531. && 33/52
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 645 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2014 NMZ501>540-311200- 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- 645 AM MDT WED JUL 30 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ANOTHER BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY...PRESSING SOUTH AND WESTWARD TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL FOCUS THE MOST NUMEROUS SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ELSEWHERE...OVERALL COVERAGE WILL TREND DOWNWARD AS COMPARED TO RECENT DAYS. HOWEVER...THIS LULL WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS THE INCOMING FRONTAL BOUNDARY BOOSTS MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FIELDS GOING INTO THURSDAY. GUSTY EAST CANYON WINDS WILL BE COMMON ALONG THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND BELOW FAVORED GAPS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RAMP UP DURING THE THURSDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY PERIOD...WHICH WILL BE AMONG THE MOST ACTIVE STRETCH THIS WEEK. STORM MOTIONS WILL BE SLOW AND GENERALLY TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AND RAINFALL WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME HEAVY IN AREAS. THIS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING... ESPECIALLY OVER AND NEAR RECENT AND OLDER BURN SCARS. ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 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. 41
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
208 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014
NMZ539-540-302030-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
208 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND
WESTERN CHAVES COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM MDT...
AT 205 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF ELK...OR ABOUT 38 MILES
EAST OF CLOUDCROFT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN
CHAVES COUNTY.
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST
RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES.
&&
LAT...LON 3303 10523 3319 10514 3311 10489 3306 10488
3289 10498
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 297DEG 6KT 3307 10509SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 211 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014 NMZ523-533-302045- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY- 211 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN SAN MIGUEL...NORTHEASTERN TORRANCE AND WESTERN GUADALUPE COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM MDT... AT 209 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES SOUTH OF VILLANUEVA STATE PARK...OR ABOUT 32 MILES NORTH OF VAUGHN...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MILAGRO. THIS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 231 AND 244... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES. && LAT...LON 3487 10517 3484 10545 3512 10545 3514 10523 TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 353DEG 21KT 3504 10533
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
224 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014
NMZ529-302100-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
224 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY THROUGH
300 PM MDT...
AT 222 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TECOLOTE...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LAS VEGAS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...TECOLOTE...CHAPELLE...LOS
MONTOYAS AND SAN AUGUSTIN.
THIS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 325 AND 341...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3540 10504 3527 10533 3546 10548 3547 10545
3544 10538 3547 10537 3549 10540 3551 10540
3557 10530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 318DEG 13KT 3545 10532SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 319 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014 NMZ510-516-302145- SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 319 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN TAOS AND NORTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM MDT... AT 318 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES SOUTH OF ANTONITO...OR ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF QUESTA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA AND NORTHWESTERN TAOS COUNTIES. THIS WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 285 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 392 AND 408... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. && LAT...LON 3685 10564 3668 10592 3686 10613 3701 10600 TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 304DEG 18KT 3688 10597
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 424 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014 NMZ538-539-302300- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- 424 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM MDT... AT 421 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF PICACHO...OR ABOUT 31 MILES WEST OF ROSWELL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SUNSET. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. && LAT...LON 3327 10476 3314 10507 3341 10520 3352 10503 TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 321DEG 16KT 3339 10505
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
448 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014
NMZ529-532-302315-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
448 PM MDT WED JUL 30 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY THROUGH
515 PM MDT...
AT 444 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TECOLOTE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF LAS
VEGAS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED
TO THE WEST NORTHWEST OF TECOLOTE.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...LOS MONTOYAS AND SAN AUGUSTIN.
THIS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 330 AND 343...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3529 10488 3526 10522 3544 10538 3546 10538
3547 10537 3549 10540 3551 10540 3557 10519
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 321DEG 21KT 3544 10521The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:41 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A mobile home was flipped and subsequently destroyed due to strong winds from a passing severe thunderstorm.
Reports of 2.5 inches of rain in just 16 minutes from severe storm in the area.
Quarter size hail and 1.2 inches of rain in 20 minutes.
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: 524777, 524778, 525363.