A tropical depression that developed off the west coast of Mexico on September 4th rapidly intensified into Hurricane Newton on September 5th south of Cabo San Lucas. The storm moved north over the Gulf of California on the 6th then weakened over northern Sonora and southeastern Arizona through the 7th.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
A tropical depression that developed off the west coast of Mexico on September 4th rapidly intensified into Hurricane Newton on September 5th south of Cabo San Lucas. The storm moved north over the Gulf of California on the 6th then weakened over northern Sonora and southeastern Arizona through the 7th. Very heavy rain in association with the remnants of Newton fell over Catron County. Areas from Pleasanton to Mogollon and the nearby higher terrain picked up between three and four inches of rainfall. Notable rises were reported on several streams and rivers however no significant flooding occurred. The San Francisco River below Glenwood peaked close to five feet, which was well below flood stage. The U.S. Forest Service reported minor flooding in the West and Middle Forks of the Gila Region, prompting evacuation of the Gila Hot Springs Campground as a precautionary measure.
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 Sep 6, 2:47 PM MST, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 347 PM MDT TUE SEP 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS... Showers and thunderstorms will continue across much of southern and eastern New Mexico overnight. On, Wednesday, remnant moisture from what is now hurricane Newton will move up into southwest New Mexico and bring widespread heavy rainfall to southwest, south- central and west-central areas Wednesday. The remnant moisture and associated showers and thunderstorms will shift north and east into the mid Rio Grande Valley Wednesday night. Dry air from the west will result in dry weather Thursday. A backdoor cold front will move into northeast New Mexico late-day Friday, brining chances for showers and storms to the northeast quarter of the state Friday afternoon and evening. && .DISCUSSION... Large swath of showers and thunderstorms across southern and eastern NM will continue into the overnight hours in response to a weak wave/speed max aloft moving up from the south. Flash flooding from training storms the biggest overnight threat but cannot rule out several severe storms across the eastern plains with hail and strong winds. All attention turns to the remnant circulation and moisture from what is now hurricane Newton. Newton is currently (300 PM MDT) a category 1 hurricane moving north-northwest at 16 knots; 18 mph. Models continue in very good agreement, taking the center of Newton northeast to near Tuscon by 18z Wednesday and near to Safford, AZ by 00z Thursday. Strong (40-45 knots) south-southwest mountain top level winds on the eastern portion of the circulation will likely enhance rainfall along the southern slopes of the Mogollon Mountains in southwest Catron county (e.g. Mogollon Baldy, Whitewater Baldy and Turkeyfeather Mountain). Local amounts between 5-8" are not out of the question given forecast PWATs and the combined orographics. One saving grace with Newton is the speed of the system. Models agree that it will be rather progressive keeping rainfall confined to an 18 hour window. Models agree that the remnant extra-tropical upper trough shifts over eastern NM Thursday. Dry air from the west ends showers/storm chances across western and central areas with isolated showers and storms possible east. GFS and NAM are a bit stronger with the backdoor cold front for Friday afternoon and Friday night. This front will bring chances of showers and storms to the northeast quarter Friday evening. Both models suggesting a brisk east wind Saturday morning. Southern NM is favored for isolated showers and storms Saturday afternoon with a wwd shift to the southwest mountains Sunday. GFS and ECMWF continue with idea of developing a deep upper low over the Great Basin early next week. Subtropical moisture is poised to be drawn up with the resulting south-southwest flow aloft between the upper low and the upper high over the southern states to potentially make for a rather wet week. 33 && .FIRE WEATHER... Moisture surge underway with good coverage of storms and wetting rain this afternoon across central and eastern New Mexico. The focus for soaking rains will shift to the east overnight, generally along and south of a Ruidoso to Tucumcari line. Meanwhile, northwest New Mexico remains dry, with minimum humidity dipping below 20 percent this afternoon. Humidity recovery will be excellent most areas overnight, but good to fair northwest. Drier air is still forecast to sweep east across northern New Mexico Wednesday, limiting wetting rain chances there, but heavy rain associated with the remnants of Hurricane Newton will be moving into southwest New Mexico and spreading east with time Wednesday night. Areas along/south of Interstate 40 and along/west of Interstate 25 look primed for soaking rain going into Wednesday night. The tropical remnants will progress east on Thursday and may bring another round of wetting rain to areas east of the central mountain chain, but overall a drying/warming trend will be underway. The drying/warming trend to continue into Friday with Haines values of 5 to 6 forecast across central and northwest New Mexico. A backdoor front will progress southwest across the area Friday night and lead to a cooling/moistening trend going into the weekend as the upper high builds over southern New Mexico. Saturday may be too stable for much wetting precipitation, but Sunday should be slightly warmer and allow for an afternoon round of showers and storms though with a small wetting rain footprint. Chances for wetting rain will be on the uptrend early to mid next week as an upper low carves out over the Great Basin and another backdoor cold front plows through. 11 && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE Increasing atmospheric moisture and instability will result in a more robust round of storms later today, with the focus shifting to eastern New Mexico overnight. Terminals with the greatest chances of being impacted this afternoon are KLVS, KROW, KSAF, KAEG and KABQ, and ranked in that order in terms of forecaster confidence. MVFR conditions are likely with thunderstorms this afternoon, but IFR conditions are possible overnight across eastern New Mexico where showers and storms are forecast to persist. Specifically, IFR conditions in rain are forecast at KROW late tonight and are possible at KTCC. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Farmington...................... 59 84 54 87 / 10 10 40 10 Dulce........................... 52 80 48 82 / 20 10 30 10 Cuba............................ 54 73 52 79 / 20 10 70 10 Gallup.......................... 55 75 48 83 / 10 30 50 10 El Morro........................ 54 69 50 78 / 20 50 80 10 Grants.......................... 56 72 52 81 / 30 40 80 10 Quemado......................... 57 66 52 77 / 30 60 80 10 Glenwood........................ 62 68 58 81 / 40 90 80 10 Chama........................... 50 73 47 75 / 20 20 40 10 Los Alamos...................... 57 75 53 80 / 50 10 70 10 Pecos........................... 55 73 53 79 / 90 20 60 10 Cerro/Questa.................... 52 75 50 78 / 20 20 50 10 Red River....................... 48 65 47 68 / 30 10 60 20 Angel Fire...................... 49 73 46 76 / 50 20 60 20 Taos............................ 54 77 50 80 / 30 10 50 10 Mora............................ 54 73 53 76 / 80 20 60 20 Espanola........................ 59 80 55 85 / 30 10 50 10 Santa Fe........................ 56 73 54 80 / 70 10 60 10 Santa Fe Airport................ 58 77 55 83 / 50 10 60 10 Albuquerque Foothills........... 59 76 56 84 / 50 10 70 10 Albuquerque Heights............. 62 77 59 86 / 50 20 60 10 Albuquerque Valley.............. 61 80 59 88 / 40 10 60 10 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 62 79 58 87 / 40 10 60 10 Los Lunas....................... 60 80 59 88 / 30 20 60 10 Rio Rancho...................... 62 80 59 87 / 40 10 60 10 Socorro......................... 62 80 60 87 / 40 40 70 10 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 58 73 54 79 / 70 20 70 10 Tijeras......................... 59 75 56 81 / 70 20 70 10 Moriarty/Estancia............... 58 75 55 82 / 70 20 60 10 Clines Corners.................. 56 72 54 79 / 90 20 60 10 Gran Quivira.................... 58 71 56 79 / 80 40 60 10 Carrizozo....................... 60 76 59 81 / 80 40 50 10 Ruidoso......................... 57 70 55 73 / 90 70 70 20 Capulin......................... 58 80 56 81 / 30 10 50 20 Raton........................... 57 82 56 84 / 20 10 50 20 Springer........................ 58 83 56 84 / 30 10 50 20 Las Vegas....................... 56 78 54 81 / 90 20 50 20 Clayton......................... 64 84 63 85 / 50 20 40 20 Roy............................. 60 81 59 83 / 70 20 40 20 Conchas......................... 65 86 65 89 / 70 20 40 20 Santa Rosa...................... 64 84 62 88 / 80 30 40 20 Tucumcari....................... 66 88 65 91 / 70 30 40 20 Clovis.......................... 65 84 64 86 / 80 40 50 20 Portales........................ 66 84 65 86 / 80 40 50 20 Fort Sumner..................... 65 83 64 86 / 90 30 40 20 Roswell......................... 67 86 66 88 / 90 40 50 20 Picacho......................... 62 79 60 82 / 90 50 50 20 Elk............................. 60 74 58 77 / 90 40 50 20 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flash Flood Watch through late tonight for the following zones... NMZ515-526>540. Flash Flood Watch from Wednesday morning through late Wednesday night for the following zones... NMZ506>509-520. && 33
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 349 AM MDT TUE SEP 6 2016 NMZ501>540-071200- 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- 349 AM MDT TUE SEP 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE NORTHWARD TODAY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THOUGH THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING IS HIGHEST ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING STORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS AS WELL AS THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...SOME STORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE NEWTON WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING...HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637. YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT STORM REPORTS AND PHOTOS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR VIA TWITTER USING THE HASHTAG NMWX. 34
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
147 PM MDT TUE SEP 6 2016
NMZ527-528-062015-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
147 PM MDT TUE SEP 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTY UNTIL
215 PM MDT...
AT 145 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH...OR 13 MILES WEST OF
SPRINGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRINGER...CIMARRON...MAXWELL AND MIAMI.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 413 AND 437.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3648 10419 3629 10481 3640 10495 3641 10495
3644 10498 3675 10457
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 235DEG 22KT 3642 10482
SHOEMAKESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 147 PM MDT TUE SEP 6 2016 NMZ515-529-062015- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 147 PM MDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM MDT... AT 147 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF ROMEROVILLE...OR 8 MILES WEST OF LAS VEGAS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LAS VEGAS...MONTEZUMA...SAPELLO...EL PORVENIR... STORRIE LAKE STATE PARK...GALLINAS...SAN PABLO...SAN GERONIMO... MANUELITAS AND OJITOS FRIOS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 347 AND 356. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. ACCUMULATIONS OF SMALL HAIL ON ROADS CAN CREATE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. && LAT...LON 3544 10537 3550 10551 3582 10530 3571 10509 TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 216DEG 19KT 3556 10537 SHOEMAKE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 150 PM MDT TUE SEP 6 2016 NMZ515-062015- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 150 PM MDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MORA COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM MDT... AT 149 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF LA CUEVA...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF MORA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RAINSVILLE...LUCEROS...OJO FELIZ...GUADALUPITA AND EL TURQUILLO. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR YOUR PREFERRED MEDIA OUTLETS AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ACCUMULATIONS OF SMALL HAIL ON ROADS CAN CREATE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. && LAT...LON 3595 10524 3608 10533 3625 10513 3603 10496 TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 234DEG 17KT 3605 10519 CL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 218 PM MDT TUE SEP 6 2016 NMZ527-528-062045- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 218 PM MDT TUE SEP 6 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL COLFAX COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM MDT... AT 218 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MAXWELL...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAXWELL. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 419 AND 431. ACCUMULATIONS OF SMALL HAIL ON ROADS CAN CREATE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. && LAT...LON 3643 10462 3652 10466 3676 10430 3650 10416 TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 241DEG 28KT 3650 10457 SHOEMAKE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
432 PM MDT TUE SEP 6 2016
NMZ531-534-062300-
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
432 PM MDT TUE SEP 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN QUAY AND
SOUTHEASTERN HARDING COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM MDT...
AT 431 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
NARA VISA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NARA VISA...LOGAN AND UTE LAKE STATE PARK.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR YOUR PREFERRED
MEDIA OUTLETS AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
ACCUMULATIONS OF SMALL HAIL ON ROADS CAN CREATE VERY SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
&&
LAT...LON 3521 10349 3559 10350 3574 10318 3574 10305
3538 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 240DEG 208KT 3555 10303
CLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
447 PM MDT TUE SEP 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SSE FORT SUMNER 34.47N 104.23W
09/06/2016 M62 MPH DE BACA NM TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTED BY... ROSS HAYS. GUST 53.9 KNOTS 62 MPH AT
FORT SUMNER AIRPORT. 0.32 INCHES OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1601379
RJHThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Pleasanton recorded 3.50 inches of rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Newton. No significant flooding was reported in nearby creeks and streams.
The Hummingbird Saddle rain gage reported 3.93 inches of rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Newton. No flooding was observed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, September 2016
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: 648975, 648976.