A few severe storms developed over Union County during the late afternoon to early evening hours coinciding with peak heating. The storms moved southeast into the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles following the northwest upper-level flow.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
A few severe storms developed over Union County during the late afternoon to early evening hours coinciding with peak heating. The storms moved southeast into the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles following the northwest upper-level flow. There were multiple hail reports ranging in size from pennies to half-dollars. Hail accumulation and heavy rain in Clayton caused some minor flooding impacts.
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 10, 1:31 PM MST, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 231 PM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023 ...New SYNOPSIS, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, FIRE WEATHER... .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 230 PM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023 The much drier stretch of weather continues through the rest of the weekend and next week. Southwesterly winds combining with very low humidity will produce elevated to critical fire weather conditions favoring west-central and central NM Sunday and Monday. Meanwhile, lingering low-level moisture hung-up in northeastern NM will allow for the only fair chance for isolated to scattered afternoon storms each day close to the CO border. Winds turn more westerly Tuesday, lessening a bit by Wednesday. High temperatures begin to rise Wednesday through Friday with 90s and 100s beginning to appear in the eastern plains and Middle Rio Grande Valley. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Sunday night) Issued at 230 PM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023 The vast majority of the forecast area will see very dry conditions through Sunday with increasing winds and warm temps. The exception will be northeast NM where showers and storms will remain in the picture, especially Sunday afternoon. A weak surface boundary over southeast CO along with afternoon heating and orographics will lead to a few storms across Colfax and Union counties later today. This activity will move east/southeast and be capable of brief rain and localized downburst winds. Convective outflows from this activity along with surface high pressure building south down the Front Range will force a moist, northeasterly wind shift into more of northeast and east central NM by Sunday morning. This boundary is shown by CAMs to wash up against the Sangre de Cristo Mts by sunrise. This boundary will interact with orographics and ascent associated with an approaching 100kt speed max to produce numerous storms Sunday afternoon. The latest SPC convective outlook added a Slight Risk to far northeast NM where model guidance shows significant shear and instability. Large hail, damaging winds, locally heavy rain, and an isolated tornado are possible. Storm motion will be fast toward the east/northeast. This activity then forces yet another convectively aided boundary southwest closer to the central mt chain Sunday night. Even deeper moisture and broader upslope flow will help low cigs and patchy fog to develop across parts of east central and northeast NM by Monday morning. && .LONG TERM... (Monday through Friday) Issued at 230 PM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023 Monday begins the long term period with continued dry southwest flow over much of the area. The lone exception will be far northeastern NM where low-level moisture will still be pushing in from the high plains. Despite the southwest winds, H5 pressure heights will be falling from a weakening upper level low pushing in from the west. This, combined with a subtle Pacific front will allow Monday’s high temperatures to fall 5-10F across western NM from Sunday’s readings which will also be 5-10F below normal for mid-June. Temperatures will remain fairly steady along and east of the Rio Grande Valley. Clayton and Union County will be the abnormally cool spot relative to the rest of forecast area with a high in the upper 60s forecast as models are suggesting a low deck of stratus to hang around northeastern NM well into the day. The abundant moisture hung-up near Clayton and conducive vertical wind shear will allow for a few strong to potentially severe storms along the NM/CO border Monday afternoon. Elsewhere, afternoon breezy to windy conditions will see gusts of 25 to 40 mph possible with the strongest gusts focused through the central portion of the state. The upper level flow pattern turns quasi-zonal by Tuesday with winds turning westerly to northwesterly. High temperatures remain fairly consistent with Monday with low-level moisture still loitering around northeastern NM. This will allow for another round of isolated to scattered storms to favor the northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains eastward along the CO border Tuesday afternoon. By Wednesday, a ridge of high pressure begins to stand up west to east from AZ over NM to end the work week. This will begin a warming trend that will usher in the warmest temperatures of the season thus far. Daytime highs will finally climb to 100F in Roswell, the 90s at lower elevations including Albuquerque, the 80s through the Continental Divide and western and northern NM, and 70s in the mountains. All the while, the aforementioned low- level moisture will continue to loiter in northeastern NM with continued isolated to scattered afternoon storms favoring the northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains eastward along the CO border. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1126 AM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023 VFR expected with patchy cirrus and slight breezes for the vast majority of the region thru 18Z Sunday. The focus for SHRA/TS will be over far northeast NM btwn 21Z and 01Z today. Storm motion will be east/southeast near 15 kt with gusty winds and brief rain the main threats. A northeast wind shift will slide thru eastern NM aft 06Z with gusts near 20 kt and increasing low level moisture. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 230 PM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER TO IMPACT CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS SUNDAY AND MONDAY... Critical to locally extreme fire weather will return to parts of the region Sunday and Monday. An upper level low approaching from the west will spread strong south to southwest winds across the region with single digit humidity. The main focus area will stretch from the West Central Basins across the RGV Sunday then farther east to include the Sandia/Manzano Mts and nearby highlands Monday. A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Sunday however some surrounding areas may need to be added if the wind field trends stronger from models overnight. Also added a Fire Wx Watch for Monday. The airmass ahead of the upper low will be very unstable with warm temps, deep mixing, and high Haines so plume dominated growth is possible from new starts on either day. Winds will remain elevated into Tuesday with westerly flow in place over NM. However, the coverage of critical fire wx is more limited to southern NM where winds are strongest. MinRH values also trend a tad higher within central and western NM. Flow aloft becomes more northwesterly Wednesday in the wake of a fast-moving wave Tuesday night. Northwest winds will be breezy across central NM and there is potential for some marginal critical. A ridge of high pressure is still shown building north into NM Thursday through Saturday with lighter winds and hotter temps. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Farmington...................... 48 88 48 79 / 0 0 0 0 Dulce........................... 40 79 41 75 / 0 5 10 0 Cuba............................ 46 80 45 76 / 0 0 5 0 Gallup.......................... 41 81 40 74 / 0 0 0 0 El Morro........................ 41 77 39 72 / 0 0 0 0 Grants.......................... 42 82 40 77 / 0 0 0 0 Quemado......................... 43 78 41 77 / 0 0 0 0 Magdalena....................... 51 82 49 80 / 0 0 0 0 Datil........................... 44 77 43 74 / 0 0 0 0 Reserve......................... 40 81 38 79 / 0 0 0 0 Glenwood........................ 44 85 45 82 / 0 0 0 0 Chama........................... 40 73 40 69 / 0 10 20 0 Los Alamos...................... 53 77 51 74 / 0 10 10 0 Pecos........................... 49 76 49 74 / 0 20 20 0 Cerro/Questa.................... 41 72 42 69 / 0 40 30 10 Red River....................... 36 67 37 66 / 0 70 40 20 Angel Fire...................... 34 66 36 67 / 0 60 30 20 Taos............................ 41 77 42 75 / 0 30 20 5 Mora............................ 45 70 45 73 / 0 40 30 10 Espanola........................ 50 85 50 82 / 0 10 10 0 Santa Fe........................ 51 79 51 76 / 0 10 10 0 Santa Fe Airport................ 45 83 47 79 / 0 5 5 0 Albuquerque Foothills........... 59 85 58 84 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque Heights............. 58 87 56 85 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque Valley.............. 51 89 52 87 / 0 0 0 0 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 56 87 55 85 / 0 0 0 0 Belen........................... 51 90 50 88 / 0 0 0 0 Bernalillo...................... 54 88 54 87 / 0 0 0 0 Bosque Farms.................... 46 88 48 87 / 0 0 0 0 Corrales........................ 55 88 54 87 / 0 0 0 0 Los Lunas....................... 48 89 49 87 / 0 0 0 0 Placitas........................ 56 85 56 82 / 0 0 0 0 Rio Rancho...................... 56 86 55 85 / 0 0 0 0 Socorro......................... 55 90 54 90 / 0 0 0 0 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 52 78 50 75 / 0 0 5 0 Tijeras......................... 53 83 51 79 / 0 0 0 0 Edgewood........................ 49 80 48 78 / 0 5 5 0 Moriarty/Estancia............... 45 80 45 79 / 0 5 5 0 Clines Corners.................. 48 77 47 76 / 0 5 10 0 Mountainair..................... 51 81 49 79 / 0 0 5 0 Gran Quivira.................... 51 82 50 79 / 0 0 5 0 Carrizozo....................... 57 85 56 84 / 0 0 0 0 Ruidoso......................... 50 78 50 76 / 0 0 0 0 Capulin......................... 47 70 49 70 / 5 70 60 30 Raton........................... 48 74 49 75 / 5 80 40 20 Springer........................ 48 77 50 79 / 0 60 40 10 Las Vegas....................... 46 75 47 77 / 0 30 30 5 Clayton......................... 53 76 54 69 / 10 20 50 20 Roy............................. 51 75 52 77 / 0 30 40 10 Conchas......................... 56 84 57 87 / 0 10 30 5 Santa Rosa...................... 54 84 55 84 / 0 10 20 5 Tucumcari....................... 55 84 57 84 / 0 5 20 5 Clovis.......................... 57 88 58 88 / 0 5 10 5 Portales........................ 57 90 59 92 / 0 0 10 0 Fort Sumner..................... 58 89 59 90 / 0 5 10 0 Roswell......................... 61 98 62 99 / 0 0 0 0 Picacho......................... 58 89 58 89 / 0 0 0 0 Elk............................. 54 85 54 86 / 0 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Red Flag Warning from 2 PM to 7 PM MDT Sunday for NMZ106. Fire Weather Watch from Monday afternoon through Monday evening for NMZ106-124. && SHORT TERM...42 LONG TERM....24 AVIATION...42
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1146 AM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM Flash Flood 3 ESE Sedillo 35.08N 106.26W
06/06/2023 Bernalillo NM Public
Delayed Report: Vehicle stuck in flood
waters and partially submerged in mud along
Sedillo Road.
&&
42Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
304 PM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023
NMZ230-102130-
Union County-
304 PM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL UNION
COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM MDT...
At 304 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Clayton Lake State Park, or 15 miles northwest of Clayton, moving
southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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...
Clayton, Clayton Lake State Park and Mount Dora.
This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 412 and 429.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy
building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor your preferred
media outlets and NOAA Weather Radio for additional information and
possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and
ponding of water on highways as storms move through the area.
&&
LAT...LON 3662 10359 3671 10344 3655 10305 3632 10329
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 309DEG 19KT 3659 10338
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
MASpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
344 PM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023
NMZ230-102215-
Union County-
344 PM MDT Sat Jun 10 2023
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL UNION
COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM MDT...
At 343 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles east of Des Moines, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Grenville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy
building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor your preferred
media outlets and NOAA Weather Radio for additional information and
possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and
ponding of water on highways as storms move through the area.
&&
LAT...LON 3678 10377 3691 10361 3677 10336 3658 10360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 312DEG 7KT 3680 10363
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MA/CAThe Amarillo radar (KAMA), 186 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:20 UTC.
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Twitter report of pea to quarter size hail just east of Clayton, NM from first supercell. Also, a report from the local fire and rescue of penny to nickel size hail.
Storm chaser relayed report of nickel to quarter size hail covering the ground from the first supercell.
Trained spotter and local fire and rescue reported penny to nickel size hail in downtown Clayton from second supercell.
Spotter Network report of half dollar size hail on the northern outskirts of Clayton from second supercell.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, June 2023
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: 1093286, 1093287, 1093289, 1093288.