The very active monsoon pattern over the past couple of months showed no signs of slowing during the month of September which contributed to the continued improvement in New Mexico drought conditions. The pattern during the month of September favored the highest precipitation totals over western and northern New Mexico which saw the greatest drought improvement this time.
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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.
The very active monsoon pattern over the past couple of months showed no signs of slowing during the month of September which contributed to the continued improvement in New Mexico drought conditions. The pattern during the month of September favored the highest precipitation totals over western and northern New Mexico which saw the greatest drought improvement this time. Eastern New Mexico remained relatively drier, and as such, saw little to no change in drought conditions in this area. Precipitation totals across western and central New Mexico were generally around 1 to 2 inches during the month while totals less than one inch were more common across the east. About 31 percent of the state was in at least severe drought. About 7 percent of that was in extreme drought with no exceptional drought in the state since the beginning of 2022.
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 Aug 31, 10:36 PM MST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1136 PM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022 ...New AVIATION... .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 204 PM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022 Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible this evening before a brief break in the shower activity on Thursday. Friday and Saturday, rain chances are expected to return for many before becoming more confined to higher elevations Sunday into Monday. Temperatures remain warm in the short term before cooling down some for Labor Day weekend. && .SHORT TERM... This Evening through Thursday Night Issued at 204 PM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022 Abundant moisture has filled into southeastern and south-central NM this afternoon in the wake of an upper low that has progressed westward over northern Chihuahua. Morning soundings at MAF and EPZ yielded 1.60" and 1.37" PWs respectively, showing a very moist column. Also, the mid-level cloud deck cleared over east-central NM allowing for more diurnal heating to occur so far today. This has helped destabilize the eastern plains ahead of a robust batch of storms moving in from west TX. The latest 19Z LAPS analysis shows a range of 1500-2500 J/kg of SBCAPE, with the highest amounts focusing over Chaves County. This will keep moderate to strong storm updrafts going here through the rest of the afternoon into early evening. Cells have already produced moderate to locally heavy rainfall over the Clovis area where a report of 1"/hr was recorded. Thankfully there is a fair amount of east-to-west steering flow on the northeast quadrant of the upper low that is moving these cells at a decent clip of 15-20mph. This will lower residence time of storms over one location, reducing the main flooding concern to training storms. This concern stretches westward over the south-central mtns into the Gila, with potential for storms to reach the southern burn scars this afternoon. Again, faster translation speeds should keep burn scar flash flooding relatively low unless cells train over the same location. More isolated to scattered convection is developing over the CO San Juans on the southeastern periphery of a 596dm H5 high over UT. These storms will try to make it into northwestern and north-central NM this evening, but will produce more gusty winds than wetting rainfall. Conditions look to clear out areawide tonight with a few remnant showers storms favoring far southeastern portions of the CWA. Thursday sees the upper low exit the area with drier northerly flow around the eastern periphery of the H5 high funneling into NM. This will lower storm chances, with only isolated-scattered mention over the northern mountains in the afternoon. Highs looks to rebound a bit over the southeastern plains, while remaining fairly hot in the 90s for the Four Corners area. && .LONG TERM... Friday through Tuesday Issued at 204 PM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022 High pressure is expected to remain centered over portions of NV/UT through much of the period. Given the clockwise flow around the high pressure, small disturbances cannot be ruled out leading to increase in PoP chances through the beginning of next week. With that said, PoPs have been kept on the lower side due to the anticipated scattered to isolated nature of these storms. The best rain chances will be for higher elevation areas with portions of eastern and southern NM not being ruled out. Northwest NM could go much of the period without seeing much rain due to their proximity with the high pressure. The further east and south you are of the high pressure means better rain chances as disturbances ride along the edge of the high pressure. Additionally, eyes will be on the tropics as the GFS has been consistent with putting a tropical cyclone near the Baja Peninsula by Wednesday. While it is too early to say with confidence if this will happen or not...it's worth monitoring since any tropical moisture could feed into southern New Mexico by the end of next week. As I said previously, it is way too early to know for sure this far out what will happen. Right now, the best thing to do is to keep checking back for new updates. Temperatures on Friday will likely be the warmest in the period, with a decreasing trend heading into Labor Day and beyond. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1123 PM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022 A band of showers with embedded thunder is weakening from central to northeast NM, with VFR conditions. MVFR cigs will likely develop overnight across southeast NM and will likely impact KROW prior to sunrise and may be slow to improve Thursday morning. Otherwise, VFR conditions prevail and are forecast to persist. Winds will generally be light outside of convective outflow, although a gusty north wind should impact KAEG and KABQ through 08Z && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 204 PM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022 No critical fire weather forecast. Scattered to numerous showers and storms will skirt the southern periphery of the forecast area this afternoon into the evening. Meanwhile, erratic gusty winds will be the main concern from any shower or storm that makes it south from CO over far northern NM today. A dominant upper high will remain over the Great Basin bringing steady northerly to northeasterly flow aloft over the state. Isolated to scattered storms each afternoon will favor the northern mountains, but it is a far cry from the activity we have seen thus far this monsoon season. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Farmington...................... 93 62 93 61 / 10 10 0 0 Dulce........................... 87 50 87 51 / 30 30 10 10 Cuba............................ 84 54 83 56 / 10 30 10 10 Gallup.......................... 87 56 88 56 / 0 0 10 0 El Morro........................ 80 54 81 55 / 0 0 10 0 Grants.......................... 83 49 85 52 / 0 10 10 0 Quemado......................... 81 53 83 54 / 0 0 10 10 Magdalena....................... 76 55 80 56 / 20 10 10 10 Datil........................... 74 51 78 53 / 10 10 10 10 Reserve......................... 85 53 88 54 / 10 10 20 10 Glenwood........................ 83 60 88 61 / 20 10 20 20 Chama........................... 78 49 80 50 / 30 30 10 10 Los Alamos...................... 80 56 81 57 / 20 20 20 10 Pecos........................... 81 54 80 55 / 10 10 30 10 Cerro/Questa.................... 81 40 80 41 / 20 20 20 0 Red River....................... 78 43 74 45 / 20 20 20 10 Angel Fire...................... 76 38 75 39 / 20 20 30 10 Taos............................ 86 50 83 51 / 10 20 20 0 Mora............................ 78 49 78 50 / 10 20 30 10 Espanola........................ 91 58 88 59 / 10 20 20 10 Santa Fe........................ 82 56 80 57 / 10 10 30 10 Santa Fe Airport................ 84 55 84 56 / 10 10 20 10 Albuquerque Foothills........... 83 61 87 63 / 10 10 10 10 Albuquerque Heights............. 85 61 89 62 / 0 10 10 10 Albuquerque Valley.............. 90 61 91 62 / 0 10 10 10 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 88 62 90 63 / 0 10 10 10 Belen........................... 86 59 91 59 / 10 0 10 0 Bernalillo...................... 90 61 92 62 / 10 10 10 10 Bosque Farms.................... 89 59 90 59 / 10 10 10 10 Corrales........................ 92 61 92 63 / 0 10 10 10 Los Lunas....................... 87 60 90 61 / 10 0 10 10 Placitas........................ 86 59 88 61 / 10 10 20 10 Rio Rancho...................... 88 61 91 63 / 0 10 10 10 Socorro......................... 87 60 91 61 / 10 10 10 10 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 80 56 80 57 / 10 10 20 10 Tijeras......................... 84 56 83 57 / 10 10 10 10 Edgewood........................ 79 52 83 53 / 10 10 20 10 Moriarty/Estancia............... 82 51 84 51 / 10 0 10 10 Clines Corners.................. 76 51 79 53 / 10 10 10 10 Mountainair..................... 78 52 81 53 / 10 0 10 0 Gran Quivira.................... 78 52 81 54 / 20 10 10 0 Carrizozo....................... 80 59 83 58 / 50 10 20 10 Ruidoso......................... 73 52 73 51 / 70 30 40 10 Capulin......................... 82 52 80 54 / 10 10 10 0 Raton........................... 84 51 85 52 / 10 20 10 0 Springer........................ 86 52 87 52 / 10 10 20 0 Las Vegas....................... 80 51 81 52 / 10 10 20 10 Clayton......................... 85 59 87 61 / 0 10 10 0 Roy............................. 82 55 83 55 / 10 10 10 0 Conchas......................... 85 61 88 61 / 10 10 10 0 Santa Rosa...................... 81 57 83 58 / 20 10 10 0 Tucumcari....................... 86 61 89 64 / 10 0 0 0 Clovis.......................... 79 60 83 61 / 40 20 10 0 Portales........................ 81 62 83 61 / 50 20 10 0 Fort Sumner..................... 84 61 84 61 / 30 20 10 0 Roswell......................... 83 66 83 64 / 80 50 20 10 Picacho......................... 75 59 80 57 / 80 40 30 10 Elk............................. 70 56 76 55 / 90 50 50 10 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...99 LONG TERM....99 AVIATION...40
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
25 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe to extreme drought conditions from August 2022 improved in September with moderate to severe drought conditions across the area.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 improved in September with moderate to severe drought conditions across the area.
Severe to extreme drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Severe to extreme drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 improved in September with just the northeast corner of Guadalupe County in severe drought.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 improved in September with moderate drought conditions across De Baca County.
Severe to extreme drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 improved in September with moderate drought conditions across the area.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 improved in September with moderate drought conditions across the area.
Moderate to severe drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Severe to extreme drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September. A very small area of exceptional drought between Clayton and Sedan persisted through September.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 improved in September with moderate drought conditions across the area.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Severe to extreme drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 improved in September with moderate drought conditions across the area.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 improved in September with moderate drought conditions across the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, September 2022
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: 1050318, 1050319, 1050320, 1050321, 1050323, 1050326, 1050328, 1050329, 1050331, 1050332, 1050333, 1050334, 1050336, 1050337, 1050339, 1050340, 1050342, 1050343, 1050344, 1050345, 1050346, 1050347, 1050348, 1050349, 1050350.