The monsoonal moisture plume continued to be focused across the western half of New Mexico on June 17, 2022. This led to another active day across this area as thunderstorms developed across the high terrain in the early afternoon before becoming more widespread across lower elevations as the day progressed.
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The monsoonal moisture plume continued to be focused across the western half of New Mexico on June 17, 2022. This led to another active day across this area as thunderstorms developed across the high terrain in the early afternoon before becoming more widespread across lower elevations as the day progressed. Steering flow moved this activity in a south to north direction. With improving moisture advection, heavy rainfall was more common with the strongest thunderstorms. While this prompted Flash Flood Warnings for the Cerro Pelado burn scar, no impacts were known. Meanwhile, Albuquerque broke a 78 day streak with no measurable precipitation when thunderstorms finally impacted the metro area. Farther north in Farmington, strong downburst winds were responsible for a 60 mph gust.
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 17, 2:10 PM MST, 59 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 310 PM MDT Fri Jun 17 2022 .SYNOPSIS... The prevailing west winds in the upper levels of the atmosphere have relaxed, signifying that the North American Monsoon is getting underway. Monsoon season is defined as June 15th through September 30th, and while this does not mean that showers and thunderstorms will automatically begin developing on these dates, this time frame is when residents of New Mexico need to be aware of the potential for monsoon weather hazards. Monsoon moisture usually arrives into New Mexico in very late June or early July, and it just so happens that monsoon moisture has arrived a bit early this year. The moisture looks to remain over the Land of Enchantment through the next several days, and this will mean that increased rain chances will persist. The best moisture will be found over western New Mexico today and Saturday, before shifting into more of central and parts of eastern New Mexico next week. Showers and thunderstorms will provide some much needed rainfall, but the hazards of deadly lightning, flash flooding and burn scar flooding and possible debris flows will also arrive. In addition, the increased moisture, clouds and precipitation will keep temperatures cooler than the past couple of weeks. && .DISCUSSION... SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)... Day two of the monsoon moisture surge has been active, as showers and thunderstorms have erupted over western and central NM, with movement basically south to north. PWAT values continue to increase, with 0.77" on the Albuquerque sounding this morning. Activity will linger through much of the night, but coverage and intensity will lessen. Saturday will be another active day, very similar to today, with the main plume of moisture, and thus showers and thunderstorms, over central and western NM. This includes the central mountain chain to the AZ border. Tomorrow's convection will continue well into Saturday night. Highs will be mostly below normal and nights above normal, thanks to the extensive cloud cover. Flash flooding will be a concern this evening and Saturday afternoon and evening. The overall coverage of heavy rain should be fairly small through Saturday night, so will hold off on a Flash Flood Watch. The concern for flash flooding, especially on recent burn scars, will greatly increase Sunday through much of next week. See below for details. LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)... The extended forecast period can be generalized by stating that a traditional moist monsoon pattern will start the period followed by a slow eastward leaning of the moisture plume. This will allow showers and thunderstorms to gradually shift their concentration from far eastern AZ and western NM into more central zones of our forecast area. The upper high will be poised over the lower MS River valley early next week while the upper trough makes its way into the northwestern states. This will keep the squeeze play of moisture at work, tapping into the subtropical fetch that will stretch northward from the Mexican mainland into NM and southern CO. With the moisture plume juxtaposed over more burn scars on Sunday, we are already discussing the potential for a possible Flash Flood Watch by subsequent shifts. As the upper trough/low ejects into Canada late Monday into Tuesday, lighter flow aloft will take shape over NM as it will be influenced by the western extent of the upper high (still situated over the lower MS valley). This will yield slower storm motions and likely an increased threat for flash flooding over NM as individual storms will also become more efficient at rainfall production. Winds will be light enough that it will be difficult to pinpoint the orientation and exact state of the moisture plume during the middle to late part of next week, but sufficient moisture (PWATs of 0.9 to 1.15 inch over a large swath of NM) should be available for daily recycling into showers and thunderstorms. Storms would be most concentrated from the southwest mountains to the northern mountains during the afternoons with mesoscale cold pools and outflows driving new convective initiation in the nearby highlands and valleys through the evening. Storm movement would remain slow and likely a bit erratic during this latter half of the week. CHJ/52 && .FIRE WEATHER... The second day of the monsoon season has been active with showers and thunderstorms over western and central NM. They will continue through most of tonight. Saturday will be active as well, similar in location but probably wetter than today. There will be very small areas of critical fire weather Saturday afternoon on the eastern plains, not nearly enough for any highlights. The risk of flash flooding will increase Sunday through much of next week. A large storm in the Pacific Northwest will move inland this weekend, pushing the moisture to the east. This will bring the entire forecast area capable of heavy rain. Isolated flash flooding will be likely, especially on recent burn scars, producing debris flows that will be capable of catastrophic damage. CHJ && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE Moisture values continue to increase, leading to another active day with scattered to numerous thunderstorms along and west of the central mountain chain this afternoon and evening. These thunderstorms are forming across the mountainous terrain now, and will become more widespread through the afternoon. Steering flow will generally move this storms in a northerly direction. Brief heavy rain, small hail, reduced visibility, and gusty, erratic winds may accompany any thunderstorm. CHJ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Farmington...................... 62 84 58 82 / 40 80 70 50 Dulce........................... 50 80 48 75 / 80 80 80 70 Cuba............................ 56 81 54 77 / 70 80 80 70 Gallup.......................... 55 82 51 81 / 30 80 60 50 El Morro........................ 56 77 53 76 / 50 80 60 70 Grants.......................... 55 80 53 78 / 70 80 70 70 Quemado......................... 57 79 55 79 / 60 80 60 60 Magdalena....................... 62 84 61 80 / 60 50 50 60 Datil........................... 58 77 57 76 / 70 80 60 70 Reserve......................... 51 87 48 84 / 50 80 50 60 Glenwood........................ 65 90 63 87 / 50 70 50 50 Chama........................... 46 75 44 69 / 80 80 80 70 Los Alamos...................... 60 80 60 76 / 70 60 60 70 Pecos........................... 58 82 57 78 / 50 40 40 60 Cerro/Questa.................... 48 78 48 74 / 40 60 40 70 Red River....................... 46 74 45 69 / 40 60 50 70 Angel Fire...................... 43 74 42 71 / 40 50 40 70 Taos............................ 54 82 51 78 / 40 50 40 60 Mora............................ 51 80 50 76 / 40 40 40 70 Espanola........................ 62 89 59 85 / 60 50 50 60 Santa Fe........................ 60 82 60 79 / 60 50 50 70 Santa Fe Airport................ 58 85 58 82 / 50 40 50 60 Albuquerque Foothills........... 65 91 65 84 / 70 40 50 60 Albuquerque Heights............. 64 92 63 85 / 60 40 50 60 Albuquerque Valley.............. 63 93 63 87 / 60 40 50 60 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 65 91 64 85 / 70 50 50 60 Belen........................... 62 93 61 88 / 60 40 50 50 Bernalillo...................... 64 92 63 86 / 60 50 50 60 Bosque Farms.................... 60 93 60 86 / 60 40 50 60 Corrales........................ 64 92 63 86 / 70 50 50 60 Los Lunas....................... 62 93 61 86 / 60 40 50 60 Placitas........................ 64 87 64 84 / 60 40 50 60 Rio Rancho...................... 64 92 63 85 / 70 50 50 60 Socorro......................... 65 95 66 89 / 40 30 40 50 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 60 81 60 78 / 60 40 50 60 Tijeras......................... 60 85 59 82 / 60 40 50 60 Edgewood........................ 55 86 55 80 / 50 40 40 60 Moriarty/Estancia............... 52 88 52 83 / 50 30 40 60 Clines Corners.................. 55 83 55 79 / 40 30 30 60 Mountainair..................... 56 86 56 81 / 40 30 30 60 Gran Quivira.................... 57 86 58 81 / 30 20 30 50 Carrizozo....................... 63 89 63 84 / 20 20 10 50 Ruidoso......................... 57 82 58 80 / 30 20 10 50 Capulin......................... 59 84 58 83 / 5 10 5 30 Raton........................... 58 88 58 85 / 10 20 5 40 Springer........................ 60 88 59 86 / 10 20 10 40 Las Vegas....................... 57 84 56 81 / 30 20 30 50 Clayton......................... 63 91 65 91 / 5 0 0 10 Roy............................. 63 87 62 86 / 5 5 5 20 Conchas......................... 67 95 68 95 / 5 0 5 20 Santa Rosa...................... 65 92 64 91 / 10 5 5 20 Tucumcari....................... 68 97 69 97 / 0 0 5 10 Clovis.......................... 63 92 64 92 / 0 0 5 10 Portales........................ 63 94 65 94 / 0 0 5 5 Fort Sumner..................... 65 95 66 94 / 5 0 5 20 Roswell......................... 68 97 70 97 / 5 0 5 20 Picacho......................... 61 91 61 89 / 10 10 5 30 Elk............................. 58 89 58 86 / 20 10 5 30 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
105 PM MDT Fri Jun 17 2022
NMZ221>223-171930-
Central Highlands-Estancia Valley-Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including
Edgewood-
105 PM MDT Fri Jun 17 2022
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN SANTA
FE AND NORTH CENTRAL TORRANCE COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM MDT...
At 105 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Moriarty, moving north at 25 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...
Edgewood, Moriarty, Stanley and Cedar Grove.
This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 188 and 206.
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.
Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3488 10589 3489 10615 3519 10621 3519 10584
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 170DEG 21KT 3496 10602
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
12PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
110 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SW ARROYO SECO 36.48N 105.61W
06/16/2022 M74 MPH TAOS NM MESONET
CONVECTIVELY ENHANCED CANYON WIND GUST OF 74
MPH. MESONET STATION EW5812 ARROYO SECO 3
SW.
&&
BTSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
114 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 WNW EL PRADO 36.45N 105.61W
06/16/2022 M70 MPH TAOS NM NWS EMPLOYEE
PEAK GUST 70 MPH FROM ESE AT 1110 PM JUN 16.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40-50 MPH FROM 1105 TO
1125 PM, WITH SEVERAL OTHER GUSTS TO 60 TO
66 MPH. IT WAS A CONVECTIVELY ENHANCED
CANYON WIND EVENT, WITH THE SHOWERS
PRODUCING THE WINDS JUST OFF TO THE E/SE OF
ME.
&&
BTSSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
129 PM MDT Fri Jun 17 2022
NMZ221>223-172000-
Central Highlands-Estancia Valley-Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including
Edgewood-
129 PM MDT Fri Jun 17 2022
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN SAN
MIGUEL, SOUTHERN SANTA FE AND NORTH CENTRAL TORRANCE COUNTIES THROUGH
200 PM MDT...
At 128 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
McIntosh, or 9 miles southeast of Moriarty, moving north 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...
Edgewood, Moriarty, Estancia, McIntosh, Stanley, Cedar Grove and
Clines Corners.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 188 and 217.
Highway 285 between Mile Markers 250 and 263.
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.
Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3519 10559 3473 10577 3476 10613 3520 10621
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 185DEG 15KT 3489 10596
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
12Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
201 PM MDT Fri Jun 17 2022
NMZ221>223-172030-
Central Highlands-Estancia Valley-Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including
Edgewood-
201 PM MDT Fri Jun 17 2022
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BERNALILLO AND NORTH
CENTRAL TORRANCE COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM MDT...
At 201 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Estancia, moving north at 10 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...
Moriarty, Estancia, Willard and McIntosh.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 191 and 216.
Highway 285 near Mile Marker 251.
Highway 60 near Mile Marker 216, and between Mile Markers 226 and
231.
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.
Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3459 10586 3460 10620 3504 10622 3504 10567
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 173DEG 8KT 3480 10597
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
12PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
405 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0838 PM TSTM WND GST 19 SSE OLD HORSE SPRING 33.69N 108.06W
06/16/2022 M64 MPH CATRON NM MESONET
MESONET STATION DPRN5 OLD HORSE SPRINGS 19
SSE (PELONA MOUNTAIN).
&&The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 218 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:07 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An ASOS station near Farmington measured a 60 mph wind gust associated from strong downburst winds from nearby showers.
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