A strong upper-level storm system moved quickly east across NM with widespread strong west to northwest winds on November 28-29, 2022. The strongest winds impacted areas along the central mountain chain into the nearby highlands where gusts of 55 to 75 mph were reported.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
A strong upper-level storm system moved quickly east across NM with widespread strong west to northwest winds on November 28-29, 2022. The strongest winds impacted areas along the central mountain chain into the nearby highlands where gusts of 55 to 75 mph were reported. A massive snarl of tumbleweeds collected at the Santa Fe airport. Some very light snow also fell over the Tusas Mountains with this system.
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 Nov 28, 10:20 PM MST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1020 PM MST Mon Nov 28 2022 ...New AVIATION... .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 304 PM MST Mon Nov 28 2022 Strong to damaging winds are expected tonight over the Sangre de Cristo and Sacramento mountains tonight ahead of the next storm system. These strong winds will move down to the valley on Tuesday as a cold front moves through the region. Meanwhile, the storm system will also bring a round of snow for the northern mountains late tonight into tomorrow with a few inches of accumulation likely. Temperatures are expected to plummet Tuesday night into Wednesday behind the system as skies clear and winds relax. Temperatures will warm to above average areawide late week. Moisture from the Pacific will stream in over the weekend ahead of the next storm system with a increase in cloud cover and precipitation chances expected. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Tuesday night) Issued at 304 PM MST Mon Nov 28 2022 An upper level trough tracking eastward over the northern and central Rockies will steer a strong polar jet stream over the forecast area tonight and Tuesday with strong to very strong winds. A sharp surface trough will also develop south of a 993 mb surface low in eastern CO. Wind speeds at 700 mb over NM will commonly peak from 40-60 kt, except up to 70 kt along and just east of the central mountain chain, resulting in surface wind gusts generally from 40 to 65 mph, except up to 75 mph along the high peaks of the central mountain chain and immediately adjacent east slopes (including Dunken an Ruidoso). The strong winds will begin tonight over the mountains and immediate east slopes of the central mountain chain, but not until Tuesday morning across the bulk of the eastern plains. The jet stream will exit around sunset enabling surface winds to weaken. In addition to the strong winds the upper trough will produce some orographically enhanced snow over the northern mountains, especially near the CO border. The Tusas Mountains should be the big winner with widespread 3-6 inch amounts and locally up to 8 inches mostly late tonight through Tuesday morning. Along and north of Highway 60, high temperatures will trend a few to 25 degrees cooler on Tuesday compared to todays readings, while remaining about the same farther south. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through Sunday) Issued at 304 PM MST Mon Nov 28 2022 After a frigid start Wednesday morning, high temperatures will be below average across the region behind the Pacific cold front. Temperatures will be 5 to 10 degrees warmer across the northwest and north compared to Tuesday thanks to mostly sunny skies and dry air in place. The cooldown will be most noticeable across the eastern plains with highs 10-20 degrees cooler than Tuesday. Return flow will set up as early as Wednesday afternoon across the eastern plains as surface high shifts east into the southern plains. Upper level flow backs to more southwesterly Wednesday night ahead of the next upper level trough in the Pacific northwest. This will result in warmer lows by about 5-15 degrees compared to Tuesday night/ Wednesday morning. Temperatures warm to near to just above average on Thursday across the region. Some breezy southwest winds are expected across the eastern plains due to the development of a lee surface trough/low in southeast Colorado. Low temperatures will be even warmer Thursday night (5 to 15 degrees above average) thank to a increase in PWATS ahead of the upper level trough. Friday looks to be the warmest day of the forecast period especially across the eastern plains thanks to downsloping west wind. Westerly winds will strengthen even more east of the central mountain chain. Upper level cloud cover could help limit the mixing of stronger upper level winds down to the surface but Wind Advisory criteria could be met across parts of the eastern plains Friday. Meanwhile, a weak upper level trough will pass through northern mountains bringing a round of snow showers. The weekend is looking cooler and wetter thanks to a moist southwesterly flow from the Pacific with lower elevation rain and mountain snow expected for much of the region ahead of a deeper upper level trough along the Pacific coast. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 954 PM MST Mon Nov 28 2022 Strong wlys have already begun at mtn top level, associated with an approaching upper level trough. KSRR recently reported a peak gust to 53kts at 03Z. These high winds look to remain isolated to the high terrain with mtn wave activity producing widespread LLWS impacts to nearly all of the TAF terminals tonight into Tuesday morning. High winds begin to spread to lower elevations near 15Z, reaching nearly all areas Tuesday afternoon. Widespread peak gusts of 25-35kts with localized higher gusts to 50+kts along and just east of the central mtn chain and continental divide can be expected Tuesday afternoon. The exception looks to be at KCAO behind a backdoor cold front that will swing into the rest of eastern NM Tuesday night past 00Z as winds subside elsewhere. Meanwhile, snowfall producing mtn obscurations and blsn will be most limited to the Tusas and Sangre de Cristo Mtns tonight through Tuesday morning. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 304 PM MST Mon Nov 28 2022 An upper level trough will pass mainly north of NM tonight and Tuesday cooling temperatures and raising humidities across the fire weather forecast area, while producing a few to several inches of snow in the mountains near the CO border. The bigger impact with the system will be widespread strong winds as the polar jet stream crosses tonight and Tuesday, and a sharp surface trough develops south of a 993 mb surface low in eastern CO. Surface wind gusts will commonly reach 40 to 65 mph tonight and Tuesday, except as much as 75 mph over the highest peaks of the central mountain chain and immediately adjacent east slopes as a mountain wave sets up. Winds will weaken shortly after sunset Tuesday evening as the jet stream exits the area. Weaker winds are expected Wednesday, then winds will become strong again on Friday over the mountains and eastern plains as another upper level trough passes mainly to the north of NM. A disturbance is then forecast to track northeastward over NM with a chance for rain and mountain snow showers over the coming weekend. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Farmington...................... 30 41 10 47 / 20 20 0 0 Dulce........................... 24 37 5 47 / 40 50 0 0 Cuba............................ 28 40 10 44 / 5 20 0 0 Gallup.......................... 31 44 9 52 / 0 5 0 0 El Morro........................ 30 42 15 52 / 0 0 0 0 Grants.......................... 30 46 8 51 / 0 0 0 0 Quemado......................... 31 49 15 53 / 0 0 0 0 Magdalena....................... 34 52 22 49 / 0 0 0 0 Datil........................... 32 48 20 51 / 0 0 0 0 Reserve......................... 31 54 18 56 / 0 0 0 0 Glenwood........................ 35 56 27 60 / 0 0 0 0 Chama........................... 21 30 4 42 / 40 60 0 0 Los Alamos...................... 30 42 17 43 / 5 20 0 0 Pecos........................... 28 42 15 46 / 0 10 0 0 Cerro/Questa.................... 24 33 7 41 / 10 30 0 0 Red River....................... 20 26 4 39 / 10 30 0 0 Angel Fire...................... 22 30 -1 43 / 10 30 0 0 Taos............................ 25 37 3 42 / 10 30 0 0 Mora............................ 28 40 14 49 / 0 20 0 0 Espanola........................ 31 47 17 48 / 5 20 0 0 Santa Fe........................ 29 42 17 44 / 5 20 0 0 Santa Fe Airport................ 27 45 14 45 / 5 10 0 0 Albuquerque Foothills........... 34 48 26 49 / 0 5 0 0 Albuquerque Heights............. 32 51 22 49 / 0 5 0 0 Albuquerque Valley.............. 29 54 20 51 / 0 5 0 0 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 32 50 20 49 / 0 5 0 0 Belen........................... 27 57 16 51 / 5 5 0 0 Bernalillo...................... 31 51 19 50 / 0 5 0 0 Bosque Farms.................... 27 55 14 51 / 0 5 0 0 Corrales........................ 31 51 20 50 / 0 5 0 0 Los Lunas....................... 28 55 13 51 / 5 5 0 0 Placitas........................ 34 48 20 48 / 0 5 0 0 Rio Rancho...................... 32 50 21 49 / 0 5 0 0 Socorro......................... 31 60 23 54 / 0 0 0 0 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 32 43 18 44 / 0 5 0 0 Tijeras......................... 31 46 21 47 / 0 5 0 0 Edgewood........................ 29 46 18 47 / 0 0 0 0 Moriarty/Estancia............... 27 47 11 49 / 0 0 0 0 Clines Corners.................. 30 43 14 45 / 0 0 0 0 Mountainair..................... 32 48 20 48 / 0 0 0 0 Gran Quivira.................... 32 51 20 49 / 0 0 0 0 Carrizozo....................... 40 56 28 53 / 0 0 0 0 Ruidoso......................... 38 50 25 48 / 0 0 0 0 Capulin......................... 28 39 10 42 / 0 5 0 0 Raton........................... 29 43 8 44 / 0 10 0 0 Springer........................ 31 48 9 49 / 0 0 0 0 Las Vegas....................... 33 46 11 48 / 0 5 0 0 Clayton......................... 31 41 11 44 / 0 0 0 0 Roy............................. 34 50 14 42 / 0 0 0 0 Conchas......................... 38 57 16 49 / 0 0 0 0 Santa Rosa...................... 38 57 18 47 / 0 0 0 0 Tucumcari....................... 39 58 17 48 / 0 0 0 0 Clovis.......................... 35 59 18 46 / 0 0 0 0 Portales........................ 36 61 19 47 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Sumner..................... 36 60 20 47 / 0 0 0 0 Roswell......................... 35 68 26 48 / 0 0 0 0 Picacho......................... 42 61 26 46 / 0 0 0 0 Elk............................. 42 56 26 48 / 0 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory from 8 AM to 6 PM MST Tuesday for NMZ207-212-216- 218-222-228-231-232-234>237. High Wind Warning until 6 PM MST Tuesday for NMZ206-208-213>215- 221-223-224-226-229-233-239-240. Wind Advisory until 6 PM MST Tuesday for NMZ202-211-227. Winter Weather Advisory until 5 PM MST Tuesday for NMZ210. && SHORT TERM...44 LONG TERM....71 AVIATION...24
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
811 PM MST MON NOV 28 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 S FORT STANTON 33.47N 105.52W
11/28/2022 M61 MPH LINCOLN NM AWOS
AWOS STATION KSRR SIERRA BLANCA RGNL ARPT.
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
11 high wind, 1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Magdalena Ridge Observatory reported several hours with peak wind gusts between 58 mph and 67 mph.
The Smokey Bear RAWS and Sierra Blanca airport reported peak wind gusts between 58 mph and 63 mph for several hours.
The mesonet station on Highline Ridge at Taos Ski Valley reported several hours with peak wind gusts between 58 mph and 75 mph.
The NMCC mesonet site near Vaughn reported sustained winds between 40 mph and 49 mph periodically for several hours.
The NMCC mesonet sites near Thompson Cattle and Vaughn reported peak wind gusts periodically between 58 mph and 65 mph for several hours.
The Raton airport reported a peak wind gust up to 58 mph.
The Santa Fe airport manager reported a massive snarl of tumbleweeds accumulated up to 15 feet high near an airport hangar. No damage was reported however cleanup efforts will take a significant amount of resources to dispose of all the tumbleweeds.
The Sandia Crest reported a peak wind gust up to 63 mph.
The Las Vegas airport reported sustained wind speeds up to 44 mph.
Clines Corners reported peak wind gusts between 58 mph and 64 mph for several hours.
The Angel Fire airport reported a peak wind gust up to 58 mph.
The Las Vegas airport reported a peak wind gust up to 62 mph.
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: 1058763, 1058771, 1058767, 1058777, 1058776, 1058772, 1058778, 1058769, 1058774, 1058770, 1058768, 1058773.