This was the second day in a mutli-day significant severe weather outbreak across eastern New Mexico. A back door cold front moved into the northeast and east central portions of the state throughout the morning then nudged up against the central mountain chain by the afternoon hours.
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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.
This was the second day in a mutli-day significant severe weather outbreak across eastern New Mexico. A back door cold front moved into the northeast and east central portions of the state throughout the morning then nudged up against the central mountain chain by the afternoon hours. Deep moisture and instability aided in the development of supercell thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours along the east slopes of the central mountain chain that moved into the eastern plains. Large, damaging hail, strong winds, heavy downpours, and tornadoes were reported. Hail ranging from 2 to 4 inches in diameter caused significant damage to windows and vehicles as well as livestock and homes around Corona and Clovis. A tornado was also reported in Corona with only damage to open rangeland. Another thunderstorm that moved through Ranchvale and Clovis produced widespread wind damage.
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 7, 6:33 AM MST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 733 AM MDT SAT JUN 7 2014 .UPDATE... A QUICK UPDATE WAS JUST SENT OUT TO INCREASE POPS OVER THE NORTHEAST AND ALSO INCREASE CLOUD COVER TO ALIGN WITH ONGOING TRENDS. NO OTHER CHANGES MADE. 52 && .PREV DISCUSSION...553 AM MDT SAT JUN 7 2014... .AVIATION... 12Z TAF CYCLE HIER TERRAIN OBSCURED IN AREAS MVFR CIGS FROM EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO AND SANDIA AND MANZANO MTS THROUGH 16Z. GUSTY EAST WIND AT KABQ AT 12Z TO DIMINSH AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. CONVECTION LINGERING OVER NE NM THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE CENTRAL AND EAST AFT 18Z WITH MTS OCCASIONALLY OBSCURED. ISOLD STORMS BECOMING SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS NR 50KT EAST. EAST WINDS THROUGH CANYONS INTO THE RGV REDEVELOPING AFT 08/00Z AND GUSTING TO 35-40KT. && .PREV DISCUSSION...346 AM MDT SAT JUN 7 2014... .SYNOPSIS... ANOTHER STORMY DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AS A BACK DOOR FRONT ARRIVES WITH MORE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY. SOME STORMS WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL IN WESTERN PARTS OF NEW MEXICO TODAY...BUT BY SUNDAY AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL ALLOW SHOWERS AND STORMS TO SPREAD OVER A GREATER MAJORITY OF THE STATE. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE WITH TEMPERATURES COOLING A FEW DEGREES STATEWIDE. LESS CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH CONDITIONS TRENDING EVEN DRIER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE AREA. && .DISCUSSION... SPLIT FLOW IS IN PLACE OVER THE CONUS WITH SUBTROPICAL JET HOSTING MODEST SPEEDS OF 50-60 KT OVER NM. THIS WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT VENTING IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE TROPOSPHERE FOR STORMS THAT DEVELOP IN EASTERN NM WHERE A BACK DOOR FRONT WILL BE ARRIVING. BY LATE AFTERNOON THE BOUNDARY IS PROJECTED TO BUTT UP AGAINST THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AND EXTEND SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS OF THE STATE. THIS WILL INTRODUCE A DRAMATIC ENHANCEMENT TO LOW LAYER HELICITY PROFILES AND OVERALL BULK SHEAR...INGREDIENTS THAT WILL QUICKLY HELP ANY DEVELOPING UPDRAFTS TO ROTATE. THUS...SUPERCELLULAR STRUCTURE WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND PERHAPS ISOLATED TORNADOES TO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NM. STORMS WILL LIKELY INITIATE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRES AND HIGHLANDS NEAR I-25 BY MID AFTERNOON WITH A POTENTIALLY LATER INITIATION OVER THE PLAINS BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL ADVANCE FARTHER WEST AND SOUTH TONIGHT...SPILLING THROUGH MUCH OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SOME GUSTY GAP/CANYON WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED DOWNWIND OF FAVORED LOCALES...AND JUICY BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE WILL FOLLOW AND SPREAD WESTWARD. THIS WILL HELP SET THE STAGE FOR A BROADER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS/STORMS ON SUNDAY AS WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH ARRIVES WITH THE SOUTHERN SEGMENT OF THE JET. BEST SHEAR AND MOISTURE WILL BE JUXTAPOSED OVER EASTERN NM YET AGAIN ON SUNDAY...SO MORE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. STORMS BETWEEN THE RIO GRANDE AND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ON SUNDAY WILL NOT HAVE THE HEALTHY PWATS OF THE EASTERN ENVIRONMENT...AND WILL BE MORE SPARSE IN COVERAGE AS MOISTURE TRIES TO MIX BACK EAST. THE SOUTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVE WILL MEET WITH A NORTHERN STREAM ONE THAT WILL DIVE INTO NORTHEASTERN NM...AND THIS COULD KEEP PRECIPITATION GOING INTO SUNDAY NIGHT MONDAY MORNING IN THE EAST. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON IT APPEARS THERE WILL BE SUFFICIENT MOISTURE IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING WAVES FOR RECYCLING AND ADDITIONAL STORMS. POPS HAVE BEEN INCREASED SOME...BUT STILL ONLY ISOLATED COVERAGE IN MOST AREAS. THE RIDGE OVER MEXICO WILL EXTEND SOME RISING PRESSURE HEIGHTS INTO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT AND DRYING MOISTURE PROFILES WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO GENERATE STORMS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. MODELS ARE MORE MESSY WITH THE POTENTIAL BACK DOOR FRONT ON THURSDAY AS CONVECTION UPSTREAM IS INTERFERING WITH SYNOPTIC PLACEMENT. ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS HAVE BEEN BUILT INTO THE NORTHEAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. 52 && .FIRE WEATHER... NO BIG CHANGES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO SLOSH BACK AND FORTH...WITH A VERY DRY AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS DOMINATING THE WEST...ESPECIALLY FROM THE CONTDVD TO THE ARIZONA BORDER. THE AREA FROM THE CONTDVD TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASES IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE DURING THE EVENINGS/OVERNIGHTS WHILE MIXING OUT SOMEWHAT DURING THE DAYTIME...LEADING TO POTENTIAL FOR SOME DRY CONVECTION OR A MIX OF WET AND DRY. SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES TODAY WILL PERSIST FOR A GOOD 10 TO 15 HOURS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTDVD WHERE SPOTTY SUPERHAINES EXISTS. WINDS WON/T BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PULL THE TRIGGER ON ANY HIGHLIGHTS THOUGH. CONVECTION REDEVELOPED OVERNIGHT IN THE NORTHEAST...AND ACROSS THE PLAINS STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY...POSSIBLY AIDED BY CONVECTION...POWERS IT/S WAY TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN. EXPECT A RATHER GUSTY...TO AROUND 45 MPH...EAST WIND INTO THE RGV BY SUNSET...AND A SUBSEQUENT SURGE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. DEPENDING ON THE TIMING...THE SURGE COULD TRIGGER ISOLD CONVECTION DURING THE EVENING...BUT SHOULD ALSO HELP RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT IN THE RGV AND INTO THE JEMEZ. STRONGER NW FLOW ALF IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING SHORTWAVE SUNDAY SHOULD HELP PUSH THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE EASTWARD AGAIN. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS MAY ALLOW FOR A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...BUT NOT A WIDESPREAD AREA. MUCH LESS SUPERHAINES NOTED WEST SUNDAY WITH SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES SUNDAY AFTERNOON MUCH MORE LIMITED AS TEMPERATURES COOL DOWN OVERALL. IN THE EAST...POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL LINGER. ANOTHER FRONT IN THE EAST MONDAY WILL REFRESH THE SUPPLY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...ALTHOUGH IT DOESN/T APPEAR TO PUSH THROUGH THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN WITH MUCH VIGOR. A RIDGE ALOFT MAY DOMINATE THE CENTRAL AND WEST...WHILE THE CIRCULATION AROUND AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER OKLAHOMA DOMINATES THE EAST...LEADING TO COOLER THAN AVERAGE HIGHS AND BETTER CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS. DRIER AIR WILL GRADUALLY PUSH IN FROM THE WEST BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS ZONAL FLOW SQUASHES THE RIDGE. RIGHT NOW...WESTERLY WINDS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO ANTICIPATE CRITICAL CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...BUT OTHER INGREDIENTS PRIMED SO STAY TUNED. && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 52
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 546 AM MDT SAT JUN 7 2014 NMZ501>540-081200- 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- 546 AM MDT SAT JUN 7 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY WITHIN NORTHEASTERN TO EAST CENTRAL PARTS OF THE STATE. DAMAGING WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO AGAIN ON SUNDAY. DAMAGING WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS WITHIN EASTERN NEW MEXICO SHOULD BE ALERT AND READY TO REPORT ANY STRONG TO SEVERE WEATHER TO THE ALBUQUERQUE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR REPORT AT 1.888.386.7637 OR VIA THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ. YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT STORM REPORTS AND PHOTOS ONTO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR VIA TWITTER USING THE HASHTAG N M W X. 52
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
344 AM MDT SAT JUN 7 2014
NMZ530-531-071015-
HARDING COUNTY-UNION COUNTY-
344 AM MDT SAT JUN 7 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL UNION AND EASTERN HARDING
COUNTIES THROUGH 415 AM MDT...
AT 342 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAYDEN...OR ABOUT 17 MILES
NORTHWEST OF AMISTAD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SEDAN.
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3591 10350 3611 10360 3631 10307 3601 10303
3597 10303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0944Z 257DEG 22KT 3604 10341SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 824 AM MDT SAT JUN 7 2014 NMZ530-071500- UNION COUNTY- 824 AM MDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN UNION COUNTY THROUGH 900 AM MDT... AT 822 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF CLAYTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...CLAYTON. HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. FAST RUNNING WATER WILL QUICKLY FILL ARROYOS AND DITCHES. && LAT...LON 3631 10304 3626 10327 3641 10338 3662 10301 TIME...MOT...LOC 1424Z 245DEG 31KT 3639 10319 43
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 181 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:33 UTC.
28 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 funnel cloud, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Spotter reported funnel cloud briefly touched ground for about 1 minute then retreated quickly back into storm 11 miles northwest of Sedan.
Spotter observed funnel cloud near Sedan with significant rotation in thunderstorm structure.
Storm Chaser reported finding dime to nickel size hail on the ground in Estancia.
Report of funnel cloud 10 miles northwest of Corona within a rotating wall cloud.
Supercell thunderstorm produced brief tornado touchdown with swirling dust for about 1 minute just west of Corona.
Hail observed along Interstate 40.
Lots of reports of hail damage across the village of Corona. Numerous homes observed window, skylight, siding, and vehicle damage. Damage primarily occurred on north side of structures. Some livestock was also killed, including four chickens. Most impressive was an almost perfectly circular hole in the back pane of a home window. Back windshield of an Acura was completely shattered out. Most residents confirmed average stone size was around golf ball with larger stones of 2 to 2.75 inches in diameter.
Damage to roofs and windows and windshields and vehicles.
Supercell thunderstorm that produced brief tornado west of Corona a short time earlier cycled another tornado to the ground for about 2 minutes over open rangeland. A storm survey for this storm proved difficult due to the inaccessibility of private land. Any damage would have most likely been sustained to scrub brush and juniper trees.
Hail covered the ground.
Numerous reports of hail damage just north of Pecos from significant hailstones up to hen egg size in diameter. Several homes sustained window, skylight, and roof damage, including dents to a metal roof, as well as substantial damage to at least three vehicles.
Ponderosa trees were leaning 20 degrees off center.
Multiple local news outlets reported that a wedding tent collapsed due to high winds injuring guests. The winds were outflow winds from a storm to the north of the location. Gusts estimated to be 60 + mph. The tent was a 40x80 ft tent which collapsed onto a wedding reception party during dinner service. Two women were taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries while 6 others sustained minor injuries.
Large outdoor event tent was toppled and destroyed at the Albuquerque Folk Festival being held at the Albuquerque Balloon Museum. There is a video of the incident on Youtube. Winds are thought to be the outflow from a storm to the north. Winds at the Albuquerque Sunport gusted to 52mph, thought to be at least 60+ where this event happened. No injuries reported.
Chaser reported tornado on the ground for 10 minutes. No damage was reported.
Highway 248 closed due to flooding from mile marker 0 to 5. Road remained closed beyond causative event until early in the morning on the 10th.
Golf ball or larger hail killed a cow near Highway 209 and CR21.
Roof blown off a house near Highway 208 and CR21.
Numerous trees blown down in Ned Houk Memorial Park.
Supercell thunderstorm produced a brief gustnado along a shelf cloud advancing through Clovis. No damage reported.
Tweet from STORMTRACK7, and received picture of hail with measurement. The Agricultural Science Center for NMSU at Clovis suffered catastrophic damage to crops, vehicles, and the facility. Windows were also broken out of a nearby home.
Second night in a row of highway flooding on highway 402 between Amistad and Nara Visa near mile marker 22 due to heavy rain from thunderstorms.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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