With an abundant amount of tropical moisture still in place over New Mexico, it was another very active day across New Mexico as scattered thunderstorms developed on September 13, 2022. Steering flow was a lot faster compared to recent previous days which limited the flash flooding threat.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
With an abundant amount of tropical moisture still in place over New Mexico, it was another very active day across New Mexico as scattered thunderstorms developed on September 13, 2022. Steering flow was a lot faster compared to recent previous days which limited the flash flooding threat. However, thunderstorm activity near Roswell produced a strong downburst which resulted in brief severe winds being measured at the airport in the city.
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 Sep 13, 10:25 AM MST, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1125 AM MDT Tue Sep 13 2022 ...New AVIATION... .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 134 AM MDT Tue Sep 13 2022 Numerous showers and storms will move northeast across the region today with locally heavy rainfall. A few storms may become strong with hail, high winds, and frequent lightning strikes. The threat for flash flooding will be mainly over recent burn scars and areas that receive several rounds of heavy rain. The focus for storms will shift into eastern NM Wednesday with additional heavy rain and a couple strong storms possible. A drier and warmer weather pattern will return Thursday through Sunday with clearing skies and breezy southwest winds. && .SHORT TERM... (Today through Wednesday) Issued at 134 AM MDT Tue Sep 13 2022 The remnant circulation from former Hurricane Kay is in the process of ejecting as an open wave northeastward from off the upper Baja Peninsula coast across the Four Corners region. This afternoon and evening the trough will draw rich monsoon moisture northward over NM and produce scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms mainly over the central and western two thirds of the forecast area. Spottier activity is expected further east. With PWATs around 1 inch and storm motions toward the northeast around 10-20 mph, locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding will be possible; especially from training storms. Models have been depicting some of the heaviest QPF over the east slopes of the south central mountains, so with this forecast we added eastern Lincoln and southwest Chaves Counties to the Flood Watch for Flash Flooding that was already in effect for today from noon until midnight. Late tonight, models depict precipitation lingering in two main areas: from the Four Corners to the Northwest Highlands, and in the lee of the south central mountains. Wednesday, shower and thunderstorm coverage and rainfall intensity will decrease west of the central mountain chain as drier air moves in from the west. However, scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop along and east of the central mountain chain, where the monsoon moisture plume is forecast to linger as addition disturbances rotate through a broader upper level trough crossing the southern Rockies. The risk for flash flooding may continue on Wednesday, especially for the recent burn scars of the central mountain chain. High temperatures will trend downward today and Wednesday with readings bottoming out Wednesday afternoon from a few to around 10 degrees below normal. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday night through Monday) Issued at 134 AM MDT Tue Sep 13 2022 The primary upper wave associated with the remnant moisture of Kay will be shifting eastward into the TX/OK panhandles Wednesday night. A series of upper level jet streaks will move in from the west as a broad upper level trough over the PacNW deepens into an upper level low over the Great Basin thru the weekend. Much drier and warmer weather will develop over NM Thursday thru Sunday with mostly clear skies and breezy southwest winds. Extended models are hinting at the aforementioned upper low becoming stationary over the Great Basin while the subtropical ridge over the Gulf Coast strengthens into an upper high over the MS River Valley. This deepens a tap of moist S/SW flow into AZ and NM with increasing chances for showers and storms beginning Monday. The 00Z GFS was very robust with widespread heavy rainfall into next week while the 00Z ECMWF keeps drier W/SW in place over NM. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1125 AM MDT Tue Sep 13 2022 Winds aloft becoming swly across nrn and central NM as an upper trough moves ewd over the Great Basin and NM durg the next 24-36 hrs. Sfc lee trof. Showers and tstms to redevelop over wrn NM as well as the higher terrain of central NM aft 18Z and progress to the ne and e. Mts becoming occasionally obscd in brief MVFR cigs/vsbys in the stronger storms containing small hail, heavy rain and erratic gusty winds. Brunt of convection to shift into central and ern NM aft 14/06Z. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 134 AM MDT Tue Sep 13 2022 An upper level trough crossing the central and southern Rockies will tap rich monsoon moisture to produce widespread wetting rainfall mainly over central and western areas today, then mainly from the central mountain chain eastward on Wednesday. Dry air will then prevail Thursday through the weekend under southwest flow aloft. After cool readings today and especially Wednesday, high temperatures will rebound through the weekend climaxing Sunday from a few to around 10 degrees above normal. Southwest surface winds will become breezy both days this weekend. Early next work week, models are coming into better agreement on a deep upper level trough gradually crossing the western US while drawing rich monsoon moisture northward over the forecast area with widespread and potentially heavy rainfall. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Farmington...................... 78 52 80 54 / 70 70 20 20 Dulce........................... 74 46 72 43 / 70 70 40 20 Cuba............................ 76 48 73 48 / 60 90 30 20 Gallup.......................... 73 43 73 48 / 60 40 10 10 El Morro........................ 68 48 67 48 / 80 50 10 10 Grants.......................... 73 41 72 43 / 80 40 10 10 Quemado......................... 71 42 71 47 / 70 50 10 10 Magdalena....................... 73 52 73 51 / 80 60 30 20 Datil........................... 70 47 70 46 / 80 40 30 20 Reserve......................... 77 38 78 46 / 50 60 20 10 Glenwood........................ 77 53 78 56 / 50 60 10 10 Chama........................... 69 44 66 42 / 80 70 50 20 Los Alamos...................... 73 51 67 51 / 60 80 50 20 Pecos........................... 75 50 71 50 / 50 70 50 20 Cerro/Questa.................... 73 44 69 34 / 50 50 60 10 Red River....................... 69 41 65 38 / 70 40 60 20 Angel Fire...................... 70 37 65 36 / 60 50 60 20 Taos............................ 76 46 72 44 / 50 50 50 10 Mora............................ 74 48 70 44 / 60 60 60 20 Espanola........................ 82 53 77 52 / 50 80 40 20 Santa Fe........................ 76 53 72 53 / 50 90 50 20 Santa Fe Airport................ 78 50 74 50 / 50 90 40 20 Albuquerque Foothills........... 80 60 77 59 / 60 80 30 20 Albuquerque Heights............. 82 56 79 59 / 60 70 20 20 Albuquerque Valley.............. 84 55 82 57 / 60 70 20 20 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 83 56 80 58 / 60 80 20 20 Belen........................... 84 54 82 55 / 60 70 20 20 Bernalillo...................... 84 52 81 57 / 50 70 30 20 Bosque Farms.................... 84 50 81 54 / 60 70 20 20 Corrales........................ 85 54 83 58 / 60 80 20 20 Los Lunas....................... 83 51 81 56 / 60 70 20 20 Placitas........................ 81 55 77 56 / 50 70 30 20 Rio Rancho...................... 82 56 79 58 / 60 80 20 20 Socorro......................... 84 54 83 57 / 60 60 30 20 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 75 52 72 53 / 60 80 40 20 Tijeras......................... 79 55 76 54 / 60 70 40 20 Edgewood........................ 76 49 73 48 / 60 70 40 20 Moriarty/Estancia............... 78 42 75 46 / 60 80 40 20 Clines Corners.................. 75 50 72 49 / 50 70 40 30 Mountainair..................... 77 52 74 50 / 60 60 40 20 Gran Quivira.................... 77 53 75 51 / 60 80 40 30 Carrizozo....................... 80 57 79 57 / 50 80 50 30 Ruidoso......................... 73 50 73 50 / 80 60 60 30 Capulin......................... 79 52 72 48 / 30 20 50 20 Raton........................... 82 50 77 46 / 20 20 50 10 Springer........................ 84 50 79 46 / 30 30 50 10 Las Vegas....................... 77 50 74 48 / 50 50 50 20 Clayton......................... 87 59 78 56 / 10 20 30 20 Roy............................. 82 56 76 52 / 30 30 50 20 Conchas......................... 87 61 80 58 / 20 30 40 30 Santa Rosa...................... 84 57 78 55 / 30 40 50 30 Tucumcari....................... 89 63 81 60 / 20 20 40 30 Clovis.......................... 86 61 79 58 / 20 20 50 40 Portales........................ 87 61 80 59 / 20 20 40 40 Fort Sumner..................... 86 62 81 58 / 20 30 50 30 Roswell......................... 90 64 87 62 / 30 30 60 30 Picacho......................... 81 59 79 55 / 70 50 60 30 Elk............................. 77 54 76 53 / 80 60 60 30 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch from noon MDT today through this evening for NMZ204>209-211-214-215-226-239>241. &&
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 153 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:52 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An ASOS station near Roswell briefly measured a 58 mph wind gust from strong downburst winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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