An abundant amount of moisture in the atmosphere led to another very active monsoon day for northern and central New Mexico on July 29, 2022. Thunderstorms developed early in the day across the high terrain areas before becoming more widespread as the day progressed.
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An abundant amount of moisture in the atmosphere led to another very active monsoon day for northern and central New Mexico on July 29, 2022. Thunderstorms developed early in the day across the high terrain areas before becoming more widespread as the day progressed. Heavy rain was common with these thunderstorms, especially on the Calf Canyon burn scar which reported more burn scar flash flooding and debris flow. The Gallup area also received heavy rainfall which forced the closure of a few area roadways. Meanwhile, a few thunderstorms across the eastern plains briefly turned strong to severe which prompted a few Severe Thunderstorm Warnings. One thunderstorm near Logan looked like it was producing baseball size hail according to radar, but a trained spotter only reported quarter size hail.
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 Jul 29, 2:00 PM MST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 300 PM MDT Fri Jul 29 2022 .SYNOPSIS... The end of July and the first week of August will continue to be very active with daily rounds of showers and thunderstorms, especially over western, northern, and central New Mexico. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding will be a daily threat, especially over burn scars and in areas that have recently seen heavy rainfall. High temperatures will generally be a few degrees on either side of normal. && .DISCUSSION... SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)... Visible satellite imagery shows robust moisture being transported across the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts this afternoon, with convection firing over the high terrain becoming more widespread. Can expect activity to move from scattered to numerous in the afternoon and persist through the evening, thanks in part to a healthy zone of deformation, where westerly flow aloft across the northern portion of the state meets with southeasterly flow from the south. With an above average PWAT of 1.17" on the 12Z sounding, storms will be capable of heavy rainfall, even with the slightly increased storm motion. As such, Flash Flood Watch will continue through 09Z tonight. Saturday will see a repeat of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, though a reduction in coverage is anticipated. An adjustment to motion is expected, with flow aloft shifting to predominantly west- northwest for a bulk of the CWA. Despite the slight decrease in activity, storms will still fire in a high moisture environment and be capable of flash flooding, especially across recent burn scars. High temperatures will be anywhere from a few to ten degrees below average almost areawide; the one exception being the southeastern plains where highs will trend near normal. High pressure over the Great Basin will morph and reposition Saturday night, with the centroid attempting to reestablish itself over New Mexico. Showers and storms will persist into the evening hours but are not likely to linger in duration or in coverage compared to previous nights. Overnight lows will trend above average and a degree to a few degrees warmer than Friday night for most locales. 12 LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)... By Sunday, the Four Corners H5 high gradually tracks eastward from UT to western CO while a secondary high is centered over southern NM. Between these two high centers, a deformation zone sets up across northern NM. Along with an abundant amount of moisture, this will all support additional rounds of scattered to numerous thunderstorms, and slow to erratic storm motions will only increase the risk for flash flooding. By Monday, the two separate high centers are lost with just one centered over NM and CO. The presence of this high directly overhead may lead to a relative down day in storm coverage, but plentiful moisture and very slow storm motions will continue the flash flooding risk. A more traditional monsoon pattern then reemerges Tuesday through the remainder of the week as the H5 high organizes to our east in response to an upper-level trough carving its way through the northern Rockies. Thus, a robust monsoon moisture plume remains in place over the desert southwest, supporting daily rounds of storms with a continued flash flooding risk. 15 && .FIRE WEATHER... Abundant monsoon moisture will continue to moderate fire weather conditions. Daily rounds of afternoon showers and thunderstorms will persist for the next week with the typical hazards to operations. Slow and erratic storm motions will continue risk for flash flooding, especially across recent burn scars. Light general winds will allow terrain to dictate surface flow, with most areas seeing a transition from overnight downslope/downcanyon winds to upslope/upcanyon winds in the late morning to early afternoon in response to daytime heating. 12 && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE MVFR cigs across eastern terminals expected to lift into the early afternoon hours. Tstms will initiate aft 18Z over the high terrain, increasing in coverage to sct-nmrs by afternoon. Any direct hits to terminals may result in brief reductions to MVFR vsbys. Isold strong to svr storms will be possible again over ne NM, with hail being the primary threat. Storm activity will persist well into the night with MVFR to IFR cigs possible aft 03Z, especially across the central mts and ewd. 12 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Farmington...................... 63 84 63 89 / 60 50 30 30 Dulce........................... 53 80 53 84 / 80 70 50 60 Cuba............................ 57 79 56 83 / 70 70 40 50 Gallup.......................... 57 82 56 84 / 60 70 40 50 El Morro........................ 55 78 55 78 / 70 80 50 60 Grants.......................... 55 80 54 82 / 60 70 50 60 Quemado......................... 56 80 56 81 / 60 80 40 70 Magdalena....................... 60 80 60 82 / 50 60 40 50 Datil........................... 55 78 55 79 / 50 70 50 70 Reserve......................... 56 86 57 87 / 50 70 40 70 Glenwood........................ 64 90 63 90 / 50 60 40 60 Chama........................... 50 73 50 77 / 80 80 60 70 Los Alamos...................... 58 75 58 78 / 70 70 50 60 Pecos........................... 57 79 58 82 / 70 60 40 60 Cerro/Questa.................... 44 74 47 79 / 80 90 50 80 Red River....................... 45 70 46 74 / 80 90 50 80 Angel Fire...................... 44 71 44 74 / 80 80 50 80 Taos............................ 54 78 53 82 / 80 80 40 80 Mora............................ 52 76 53 79 / 70 70 40 70 Espanola........................ 61 83 61 87 / 70 70 40 60 Santa Fe........................ 58 79 60 83 / 70 60 40 60 Santa Fe Airport................ 58 81 58 84 / 70 60 40 60 Albuquerque Foothills........... 65 87 68 88 / 60 50 40 50 Albuquerque Heights............. 66 88 66 90 / 50 40 40 40 Albuquerque Valley.............. 63 90 64 92 / 50 40 40 40 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 64 88 66 91 / 60 50 40 40 Belen........................... 65 90 66 92 / 50 40 30 40 Bernalillo...................... 64 90 64 93 / 60 50 40 40 Bosque Farms.................... 61 89 62 91 / 50 40 40 30 Corrales........................ 64 90 66 93 / 60 50 40 40 Los Lunas....................... 63 90 63 91 / 50 40 40 30 Placitas........................ 62 85 64 88 / 60 50 40 50 Rio Rancho...................... 65 88 66 90 / 60 50 40 40 Socorro......................... 65 92 65 93 / 30 40 30 30 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 58 79 59 81 / 60 50 40 50 Tijeras......................... 59 82 62 85 / 50 50 40 50 Edgewood........................ 56 81 58 84 / 50 50 40 50 Moriarty/Estancia............... 55 83 54 86 / 50 50 40 40 Clines Corners.................. 55 80 57 83 / 50 50 40 40 Mountainair..................... 57 82 59 85 / 40 40 30 40 Gran Quivira.................... 58 84 60 86 / 40 40 30 40 Carrizozo....................... 64 87 65 90 / 20 50 20 30 Ruidoso......................... 56 78 57 82 / 30 60 20 40 Capulin......................... 55 77 56 81 / 90 80 40 50 Raton........................... 56 81 55 86 / 90 80 40 60 Springer........................ 58 82 57 87 / 80 80 40 60 Las Vegas....................... 55 80 56 83 / 80 70 40 60 Clayton......................... 61 84 62 89 / 90 60 40 30 Roy............................. 59 81 60 86 / 80 60 40 50 Conchas......................... 66 92 67 96 / 70 40 30 40 Santa Rosa...................... 64 89 65 92 / 50 40 30 40 Tucumcari....................... 67 95 69 98 / 60 20 30 30 Clovis.......................... 65 93 68 96 / 40 20 20 20 Portales........................ 65 95 69 98 / 40 10 10 20 Fort Sumner..................... 68 94 70 98 / 40 20 20 30 Roswell......................... 72 98 72 100 / 20 20 10 20 Picacho......................... 63 89 64 91 / 20 40 20 30 Elk............................. 59 86 61 87 / 30 40 20 30 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch through late tonight for the following zones... NMZ201>208-210>218-221>224-226>233-239-241. &&
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
253 PM MDT Fri Jul 29 2022
NMZ228-292130-
Far Northeast Highlands-
253 PM MDT Fri Jul 29 2022
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EASTERN MORA COUNTY
THROUGH 330 PM MDT...
At 253 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wagon Mound, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Wagon Mound.
This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 378 and 394.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy
building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3594 10441 3584 10478 3594 10487 3595 10485
3598 10483 3600 10483 3618 10458
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 239DEG 13KT 3596 10472
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
40The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 196 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:00 UTC.
6 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain in the Manuelito area forced the closure of New Mexico State Highway 118 at mile marker 11 in both directions due to flooding. No damages are known.
Heavy rain near Mexican Springs flooded Service Road 30. The emergency manager reported that several areas of the roadway were damaged to the flooding. Damages are estimated. Time is estimated based on radar.
A trained spotter near Logan reported quarter size hail. The hail did damage to tree leaves and destroyed their garden. Damages are estimated.
Heavy rain on the Calf Canyon burn scar caused the Rito San Jose to overflow its banks and flood low water crossings along County Road A4 near Rociada. No damages were reported.
Heavy rain across the Calf Canyon burn scar caused the Manuelitas Creek to overflow its banks and flood low water crossings along County Road A1. No damages were reported.
A video shared via Facebook showed flash flooding in the Gallup area. Area and timing is estimated via radar as video was made unavailable shortly after it was shared. No damages are known.
Heavy rain on the Calf Canyon burn scar caused flash flooding and debris flow with a rock slide on County Road 65 near the E.V. Campground. Three people were rescued from flooding in this area. Damages are estimated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1034415, 1035417, 1034410, 1034411, 1034412, 1034414, 1034413.