A brush fire in Bloomfield caused several residents to evacuate their homes as the fire destroyed two structures and three vehicles. m.
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.
A brush fire in Bloomfield caused several residents to evacuate their homes as the fire destroyed two structures and three vehicles. The Bloomfield, Farmington and San Juan County fire departments were dispatched to reports of a brush fire near San de Cristo Court around 4 p.m. The Bloomfield Police Department also responded to the scene. No homes were destroyed in the fire, but two outbuildings and three vehicles were destroyed. About 3 acres of land was burned. A reverse 911 call was made to residents along San De Cristo Court to evacuate and meet at Bloomfield High School. Traffic along U.S. Highway 64 was shut down between North First Avenue and Mustang Lane due to the fire.
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 29, 3:00 PM MST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 400 PM MDT Thu Jun 29 2017 .SYNOPSIS... A back door cold front will invade the eastern plains late tonight into Friday. Look for cooler temperatures, higher surface moisture, followed by increasing thunderstorm chances along and east of the Sangre De Cristos Friday. The northeast highlands will favor stronger storm activity Friday afternoon into the evening period. Meanwhile, gap winds will develop within the Rio Grande Valley Friday evening into Saturday morning as the front pushes westward. Thunderstorm chances will favor areas between the continental divide and the central mountain chain Saturday, with continued storm activity in the east Saturday evening. Drier air will filter into western areas Sunday limiting storm activity along and east of the central mountain chain through Monday. Temperatures will fall below normal central and east Friday and Saturday but readings will rebound next week. && .DISCUSSION... Currently, the relief to the ongoing heat will begin late tonight into the early half of the weekend as a potent back door cold front invades the eastern plains, pushing south and west toward the central mountain chain. The front will bring much needed relief to central and eastern areas with increasing surface moisture and cooler temperatures to follow. Anticipate temperatures to fall 5-10 degrees below normal central and east both Friday and Saturday. Temperatures will then rebound as warmer and drier conditions return the following work week as high pressure overtakes the region. Meanwhile, models still show the back door cold front stalling along the east slopes of the central mtn chain Friday, with opposing mid to upper level westerly winds. This set up will aid in thunderstorm development along and east of the central mtn chain, with greater focus of strong to possibly severe storms along and east of the Sangre De Cristos. Meanwhile, gusty gap winds will develop within the RGV Friday evening into early Saturday morning as the front races through the mtn gaps. So far, Saturday still looks to be an active day with lots of convection between the Cont-DVD and the central mtn chain but the latest NAM12 models show -10 LI's followed by sfc based CAPE between 3000-3500 j/kg over the SC Mtns/SE Plains. This area also looks to have greater potential of severe activity as well. Drier air will begin filtering in Sunday across western areas, limiting storm activity to central and eastern NM. Anticipate warmer and drier conditions to return Monday through the rest of the work week as high pressure overtakes the Great Basin. Aftn storm chances will linger across some high terrain and low lying areas because of lingering south to southeasterly surface flow. 32 && .FIRE WEATHER... A pattern change is in store for most of the area over the next 48 hours as a backdoor cold front moves through eastern NM overnight tonight and into Friday. This front will bring moisture back to most of the region, cool temperatures back to a near seasonal level, and bring a chance of precipitation back to most of the region through Sunday. Overnight tonight, a backdoor front will begin to push through eastern NM and southward through the Eastern Plains on Friday. As the front pushes through tonight, RH recoveries will increase significantly east of the Central Mountain Chain with slightly improved (but still poor) recoveries west of the Central Mountains. Winds will shift from the mainly westerly flow to more northwest to northerly flow. This front will bring a chance for showers and thunderstorms Friday, mainly along the Eastern Plains and the Sangre de Cristos. This will bring minimum RH values up over the Eastern Plains into the 20-40% range while single digits will still be widespread Friday west of the chain. Finally, as the front sags southward late Friday night, gap winds will increase through the Rio Grande Valley with the strongest winds expected in the Albuquerque Metro area Through the weekend, the increase in moisture from the front will start to mix into western NM. While daytime RH values in the low teens are expected Saturday and Sunday, temperatures are expected to cool to near seasonal values. Additionally, there will be sufficient moisture and instability to provide the chance for wetting showers and thunderstorms over most of New Mexico. RH recoveries are expected to be excellent Saturday and Sunday night with the highest values over the Eastern Plains. Starting Monday, a ridge of high pressure is expected to build back into the Four Corners region, bringing temperatures back up to above normal Monday and Tuesday. There will still be the chance for some isolated showers and thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday, mainly over the high terrain. 54/Fontenot .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE All sites are expected to remain VFR through the forecast period. Gusty winds are expected to develop at most TAF locations in the 19-21Z time front and persist through 02-04Z. The exception will be KROW, which should become westerly but will have less gusty conditions. A backdoor cold front will begin to push into the region after 06Z, so winds at KLVS/KTCC/KROW will turn northerly with gusty conditions expected at KTCC from 07-12Z as the initial front moves through. 54/Fontenot && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Farmington...................... 50 92 52 93 / 0 0 0 5 Dulce........................... 43 84 39 84 / 0 0 0 10 Cuba............................ 52 85 49 84 / 0 0 0 10 Gallup.......................... 44 91 49 91 / 0 0 0 10 El Morro........................ 46 85 45 85 / 0 0 0 20 Grants.......................... 47 91 48 87 / 0 0 5 20 Quemado......................... 52 86 54 88 / 0 0 0 10 Glenwood........................ 56 94 58 96 / 0 0 0 5 Chama........................... 44 78 40 78 / 0 0 0 20 Los Alamos...................... 56 84 56 80 / 0 0 5 40 Pecos........................... 52 82 49 77 / 5 20 30 40 Cerro/Questa.................... 47 77 48 76 / 5 20 20 40 Red River....................... 43 72 41 70 / 10 30 40 40 Angel Fire...................... 38 74 36 72 / 10 30 50 50 Taos............................ 47 85 45 81 / 0 10 20 30 Mora............................ 50 78 46 74 / 5 40 50 50 Espanola........................ 54 90 55 86 / 0 0 5 30 Santa Fe........................ 57 84 55 79 / 0 5 10 40 Santa Fe Airport................ 55 90 54 84 / 0 0 5 30 Albuquerque Foothills........... 60 91 58 88 / 0 5 5 20 Albuquerque Heights............. 61 93 60 89 / 0 0 5 20 Albuquerque Valley.............. 58 95 55 91 / 0 0 0 20 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 59 94 59 90 / 0 0 0 20 Los Lunas....................... 56 96 54 92 / 0 0 5 20 Rio Rancho...................... 59 93 61 89 / 0 0 0 20 Socorro......................... 63 98 60 94 / 0 0 0 20 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 56 85 56 82 / 0 5 10 30 Tijeras......................... 55 88 52 84 / 0 5 10 30 Moriarty/Estancia............... 52 88 48 82 / 0 5 10 30 Clines Corners.................. 53 83 50 78 / 0 10 30 30 Gran Quivira.................... 56 89 55 86 / 0 5 5 30 Carrizozo....................... 60 92 58 90 / 0 0 5 20 Ruidoso......................... 57 85 50 78 / 0 10 20 40 Capulin......................... 51 73 48 74 / 20 40 50 30 Raton........................... 53 77 47 78 / 20 40 50 30 Springer........................ 52 81 49 80 / 10 30 40 30 Las Vegas....................... 51 79 49 77 / 5 30 40 30 Clayton......................... 56 77 54 79 / 10 30 40 20 Roy............................. 55 80 51 77 / 10 30 40 20 Conchas......................... 61 87 57 85 / 0 10 30 20 Santa Rosa...................... 58 89 57 84 / 0 10 30 20 Tucumcari....................... 61 87 57 84 / 0 20 30 20 Clovis.......................... 60 88 61 85 / 0 10 20 20 Portales........................ 62 91 62 86 / 0 10 20 20 Fort Sumner..................... 60 92 60 85 / 0 10 20 20 Roswell......................... 65 96 64 92 / 0 5 5 20 Picacho......................... 62 91 59 87 / 0 5 10 20 Elk............................. 60 88 56 83 / 0 5 10 50 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory until 6 PM MDT this evening for the following zones... NMZ534-538. && 32
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 342 AM MDT Thu Jun 29 2017 NMZ501>540-301130- 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- 342 AM MDT Thu Jun 29 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Hazardous heat is forecast for Quay and Chaves counties today as downsloping west winds result in high temperatures ranging from 103 to 107 degrees. See the latest Heat Advisory for more information. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday A backdoor front will bring a return of Gulf moisture and chances for thunderstorms across northeast New Mexico Friday and across central and eastern areas Saturday and Saturday night. Storms will be confined to eastern New Mexico Sunday into early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. 33
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
A brush fire at San de Cristo Court in Bloomfield burned two outbuildings and three vehicles.
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