A dry thunderstorm developed near Glenwood around 7 pm MDT then weakened as it moved overhead. A resident in the area reported the downburst winds peaked at 65 mph at 725 pm MDT.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
A dry thunderstorm developed near Glenwood around 7 pm MDT then weakened as it moved overhead. A resident in the area reported the downburst winds peaked at 65 mph at 725 pm MDT. These strong winds blew cement tiles off the roof of his home.
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 May 5, 4:39 PM MST, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 539 PM MDT THU MAY 5 2016 .AVIATION... 00Z TAF CYCLE LINE OF SHOWERS NEAR THE AZ BORDER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD THRU THE EVENING HOURS...IMPACTING KGUP AND POTENTIALLY KFMN. A STRAY LIGHTNING STRIKE IS ALSO NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY INCREASE AND BECOME ERRATIC AS THE SHOWERS MOVE THRU. OTHERWISE...AMBIENT BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NM WITH GUSTS NEAR 25KT WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER ON FRIDAY AREAWIDE...WITH GUSTS NEAR 35-40KT LIKELY. 34 && .PREV DISCUSSION...258 PM MDT THU MAY 5 2016... .SYNOPSIS... THE WARMEST WEATHER SO FAR THIS SPRING IS IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO SATURDAY WHILE CONDITIONS BEGIN TO COOL OVER THE WEST. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE NOTABLY STRONGER FRIDAY AND AGAIN SATURDAY. A COUPLE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO FRIDAY EVENING. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WITH COLDER AIR...BREEZY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS...AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH. && .DISCUSSION... LATEST 20Z LAPS DATA SHOWS CONDITIONS DESTABILIZING WITHIN AN AXIS FROM FAR NE ARIZONA INTO WEST CENTRAL NM AROUND GALLUP. VISIBLE SAT IMAGERY IS FOLLOWING SUIT WITH CONVECTIVE CLOUD FEATURES NOTED IN A BAND SOUTHEASTWARD INTO CATRON COUNTY. A COUPLE LIGHT ECHOES ARE SHOWING UP ON RADAR AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND THROUGH SUNSET. GUSTY WINDS/VIRGA BOMBS ARE THE MAIN THREAT AS 700MB DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS AND DCAPE VALUES ARE HIGH. MODEL QPF TRENDED BELOW A TENTH SO LOWERED CHANCES EVEN MORE FOR THIS EVENING. MIN TEMPS WILL BE 5 TO 15F ABOVE NORMAL OVERNIGHT AS INCREASINGLY S/SW FLOW ALOFT SLIDES EAST BEHIND THE DEPARTING H5 RIDGE AXIS. THE MAIN HIGHLIGHT FRIDAY STILL APPEARS TO BE WINDY CONDITIONS AS 700-500MB LAYER WINDS PUSH 45KT. WIND ADVISORIES ARE STILL ON TARGET FOR A FEW ZONES IN THE WEST. IN THE EAST...LOW CONFIDENCE DRYLINE SHOWERS AND STORMS ATTEMPT TO POP AROUND THE PECOS VALLEY FROM NEAR SANTA ROSA SOUTHWARD DURING THE EVENING. ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES ARE WARRANTED. WINDS REMAIN ELEVATED FRIDAY EVENING MOST AREAS AS A LARGE SCALE UPPER TROUGH PRESSES EAST INTO ARIZONA AND 700-500MB LAYER WINDS INCREASE TO 55KT. SATURDAY WILL FEATURE COLD ADVECTION ACROSS THE WEST AND CONTINUED WARMTH AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE EAST. A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST BUT MODELS HAVE TRENDED EVEN DRIER. THE OVERALL SCENARIO FOR SUNDAY THRU TUESDAY WILL HIGHLIGHT COLDER TEMPS...CHILLY BREEZES...AND A FEW SHOWERS WITH HIGH TERRAIN SNOW. THE 12Z GEFS AND SREF ARE SLOWER THAN THE OPERATIONAL RUNS WITH THE TROUGH AXIS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS DOESNT REALLY CHANGE THE OVERALL PATTERN BUT WILL THROW IN SOME PRECIP TIMING AND COVERAGE ERRORS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40 INTO MONDAY. A SLOW WARMING TREND IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS THE FLOW ALOFT BACKS TO ZONAL. A COUPLE BACK DOOR FRONTAL SURGES ARE NOTED NEXT WEEK THAT MAY ENHANCE SOME SHOWER/STORM COVERAGE ALONG THE TX STATE LINE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. GUYER && .FIRE WEATHER... STRONG UPPER LOW WILL GRADUALLY BREAK THE CURRENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE DOWN DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MEANS INCREASED WIND AND SOME FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS OR RED FLAG ISSUANCES. DECIDED TO UPGRADE CURRENT WATCH FOR FRIDAY TO A WARNING. THIS INCLUDES ZONES 109/107/106. BASED ON A VARIETY OF FUEL DRYNESS PRODUCTS DECIDED TO NOT ISSUE FOR ZONE 105 OR THE NW MTNS DUE TO RECENT ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND SOME GREENUP CONSIDERATIONS. EITHER WAY...STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA FRI AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. ATMOSPHERIC DRY SLOT SHOULD ALSO BE SQUARELY FOUND OVER SOUTHERN/SOUTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA FRI. IT SHOULD ALSO BE MENTIONED THAT HIGHER BASED SHOWERS AND A FEW CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN/CENTRAL AREAS REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. STRONG DOWNDRAFT WIND WOULD BE THE MAIN CONCERN. DECIDED TO ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY DUE TO THE COMPLETION OF THE BREAK DOWN OF THE UPPER RIDGE. THE STRONG WINDS/LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE ALIGN MOST ACROSS THE EASTERN TIER OF THE AREA SO WENT WITH JUST ZONES 104/108. SOIL MOISTURE VALUES NOT AS CRITICAL ACROSS NE AREAS BUT CONTINUED DRYING DUE TO SUNSHINE/LOW HUMIDITY SHOULD BRING FIRE DANGER READINGS BACK INTO A HIGHER CATEGORY. ONLY CAVEAT IS GREENUP. DONT HAVE A GREAT FEEL FOR GREENUP ACROSS THE NE. DUE TO THE LONGER DURATION CRITICAL CONDITION EVENT...DECIDED TO INCLUDE ZONE 104. WINDS WONT BE NEARLY AS STRONG ACROSS WESTERN/CENTRAL AREAS COMPARED TO FRIDAY. CLOUD COVER AND SOME EMBEDDED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS NW THIRD TO HALF OF THE AREA WITH SOME HIGH BASED STORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS LATE DAY OR EVENING. FIRE AGENCY PERSONNEL WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR THE POTENTIAL OF LIGHTNING FIRE STARTS FROM THIS ACTIVITY. ERRATIC STRONG DOWNDRAFTS WOULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE. MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT BY SHOWING THE UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ROCKIES. HIGH TEMPS WILL BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ALTHOUGH NEAR NORMAL ALONG THE TX BORDER. RESIDUAL GUSTY BREEZES WOULD BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA BUT FAVOR THE EASTERN PLAINS. STRONG WIND/LOW HUMIDITY LINE UP FOR SEVERAL HRS ACROSS ZONE 108 BUT DUE TO THE COOLER CONDITIONS AND HAINES 4/5 READINGS DECIDED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOT WARRANTED. MIX OF GREENUP MAY ALSO LOW CRITICAL CONDITIONS AS WELL. SOME WETTING SHOWERS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THE WESTERN/CENTRAL MTNS WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO NEAR 9000 FEET. THE UPPER LOW WILL GRADUALLY PULL OUT OF THE AREA ON MONDAY LEAVING SOME RESIDUAL CLOUD COVER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. LIGHTER SHOWERS WOULD BE FOUND ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE AREA. A MODERATELY STRONG MID LEVEL WIND BAND WOULD BE FOUND OVER THE AREA SO CURRENT GRIDDED FORECAST SHOWS GUSTIER WINDS. LOCALIZED CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALTHOUGH TEMPS WILL REMAIN NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL. MEDIUM RANGES MODELS CONSISTENT WITH ANOTHER UPPER LOW DIVING OUT OF CANADA AND APPROACHING THE AREA TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY. CANT RULE OUT SOME LIGHTER SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH BUT OVERALL DRIER CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL. HIGH TEMPS SHOULD BE NEAR NORMAL WITH SEASONABLE RH READINGS. VENTILATION RATES ALSO LOOK TO BE PRETTY GOOD OVER A FAIR SHARE OF THE DAY PERIOD. MODELS DIFFER SLIGHTLY ON HOW THE UPPER LOW EJECTS OUT OF THE ROCKIES SO A BACK DOOR FRONT WILL BE POSSIBLE BUT UNSURE ABOUT TIMING. THE ECMWF IS A BIT MORE PROGRESSIVE THAN THE GFS WED NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. HARDER TO SAY ON PRECIPITATION POSSIBILITIES WITH THE FRONT. BOTH THE GFS/ECMWF INDICATE SOME SORT OF MOIST RETURN FLOW INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS BY FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW DRAWS CLOSER TO THE WEST COAST. 50 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ104-108. RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ106-107-109. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 531 AM MDT THU MAY 5 2016 NMZ501>540-061200- 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 CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/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- 531 AM MDT THU MAY 5 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALIZED STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL TO ENCOUNTER THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE PARTICULARLY BETWEEN GALLUP AND GRANTS EXTENDING SOUTHWARD TO THE UPPER GILA REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST AREAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING....AS WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM AND COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY EXTEND INTO SATURDAY BUT THE FOCUS FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO SHIFT MORE INTO EASTERN AREAS OF THE STATE. ADDITIONALLY...AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO LATER FRIDAY AND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS SATURDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 41
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Peak wind of 65 mph in Glenwood. Cement roofing tiles blown off home.
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