The remnant circulation of Hurricane Simon slowly moved north along Baja California and into southwestern Arizona through the first week of October. This tropical system induced a regional-scale fetch of moist southerly flow over the southwestern United States for several days through the 10th.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
The remnant circulation of Hurricane Simon slowly moved north along Baja California and into southwestern Arizona through the first week of October. This tropical system induced a regional-scale fetch of moist southerly flow over the southwestern United States for several days through the 10th. Overall this system produced beneficial rainfall over several days and did not result in any widespread heavy rainfall and flash flooding. However, one particularly persistent area of rain and thunderstorms over northwestern New Mexico on the 9th did result in flash flooding around La Plata. Minor flooding was reported along Highway 4 from rainfall in the Jemez Mountains. A strong thunderstorm over eastern New Mexico produced nickel sized hail around Tucumcari.
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 Oct 9, 11:14 AM MST, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 613 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 NMZ501>540-101200- 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- 613 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE FOUR CORNERS TODAY...THEN MOVE OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. A QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED MAINLY OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE REGION TODAY...THEN AGAIN FROM THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST AREAS TONIGHT. HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLY EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT...WHERE THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MINOR FLOODING TO DEVELOP. IN ADDITION...AROUND 1 OR 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TODAY AND AGAIN TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. FURTHER...THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FROM THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EASTWARD WITH MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE. .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. 44
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</html>The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 230 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:44 UTC.
1 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains caused a culvert to fail and travel was impacted along Highway 170 north of La Plata. Water flooded at least one home near the culvert.
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, October 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 539440, 539441.