A backdoor cold front enhanced from convective activity in Colorado dropped southwest into northeast NM on June 22nd. This added moisture helped aid in the development of two rounds of showers and severe thunderstorms across the region lasting into the early morning hours of June 23rd.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
A backdoor cold front enhanced from convective activity in Colorado dropped southwest into northeast NM on June 22nd. This added moisture helped aid in the development of two rounds of showers and severe thunderstorms across the region lasting into the early morning hours of June 23rd.
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 22, 2:26 PM MST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 326 PM MDT Thu Jun 22 2023 ...New SYNOPSIS, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, FIRE WEATHER... .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 220 PM MDT Thu Jun 22 2023 Very hot weather will continue for the next seven days with Roswell's high temperature continuing to exceed 105 degrees through at least Thursday of next week. Roswell's high may vary around 111 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday. Albuquerque may reach 100 degrees both Monday and Tuesday. Except for some strong to severe storms over northeast and east central areas early this evening, and some gusty virga showers and dry thunderstorms on Tuesday, seasonably dry weather is also forecast to persist. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Friday night) Issued at 220 PM MDT Thu Jun 22 2023 An outflow boundary from a decaying MCS can be seen moving southwestward across northeast NM. Meanwhile cumulus development continues to increase along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo mountains where the first few lightning strikes of the afternoon can be seen. Storm activity is expected to increase shortly as the outflow boundary collides with this budding convective activity. The best combination of wind shear and instability is over Colfax, Harding, and Union counties where discrete supercells are possible through the late evening. Low ceilings remain entrenched over the northeast so the stable air may weaken storms as they approach the TX border late this afternoon and into the evening. If the low clouds clear, the environment is ripe for strong to severe storms given the dewpoints in the mid to upper 60s and ML CAPE in excess of 2,000 J/kg. Furthermore, mesoanalysis indicates that bulk shear may increase to over 50 knots across the northeast this evening after the LLJ increases the moist, southerly inflow. As a result, another round of convection is possible after midnight. Some CAMs show more discrete cells, some show an MCS, and others show nothing at all. Given the potential for some areas to get hit multiple times, localized flash flooding will be a concern this evening and overnight in the far northeast corner of the state. Low ceilings are expected again tonight across the northeast, but today and tonight's convective activity will determine exactly where they occur. The low ceilings are not expected to persist as long into Friday afternoon as they did today because stronger westerly winds will pick-up earlier in the day and displace the moisture to the east. Tomorrow will be a bit winder than today, particularly along and immediately east of the central mountains where a Wind Advisory was issued. Near-record temperatures are likely once again in Roswell so the heat advisory has been continued into tomorrow. An isolated strong to severe storm or two is possible tomorrow in far eastern NM, but the window for convection will be small as the dryline gets pushed eastward into Texas by the late afternoon. With the dry air taking over, highs will be 5-10 degrees higher than today's highs across the northeast and far east central plains. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday through Wednesday) Issued at 220 PM MDT Thu Jun 22 2023 A staunch upper level high pressure system is forecast to remain in place over TX and southeast NM throughout the long term forecast period with high temperatures varying from a few to around 14 degrees above normal each day, except for some near normal readings over northern areas Saturday and Sunday. The main forecast challenge this forecast package was determining when Roswell may reach Excessive Heat Warning criteria of 110 degrees, and when Albuquerque may reach Heat Advisory Criteria of 100 degrees. Models have moderated a degree or so on the high temperature forecast for Saturday and Sunday in Roswell, where highs greater than or equal to 110 F are now not forecast until Tuesday and Wednesday. A shallow and moist backdoor front that enters the eastern plains on Sunday may reach as far south as Roswell by late in the day. However, the front is forecast to retreat on Monday, when the ridge of high pressure is forecast to build over NM a bit more in response to a sharpening upper level trough on the west coast. The best chance for high temperatures near and above 100 F in Albuquerque looks to occur Monday and Tuesday. The west coast trough is forecast to eject northeastward across the Great Basin and northern Rockies Monday night through Tuesday night, and the latest run of the ECMWF is now trending toward the ongoing GFS and Canadian Model forecasts of nudging the upper high eastward some as this happens. This creates some uncertainty in the high temperature forecast for Tuesday. Models also depict some elevated subtropical moisture working its way around the periphery of the upper high with a risk of gusty virga showers and isolated dry thunderstorms on Tuesday, and to a lesser extent Wednesday, from the southwest and west central mountains northeastward across the central and north central mountains and northeast plains. Nonetheless, near record warmth is forecast to continue over the southeast plains with heat highlights likely every day through at least Thursday in Roswell. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1157 AM MDT Thu Jun 22 2023 MVFR to IFR flight conditions persist in far northeastern NM early this afternoon and the low ceilings will likely hold on for the next couple of hours. Storms will form along the east slopes of the northern mountains this afternoon then move into northeast and east-central NM where a few strong to severe storms are possible. Gusty and erratic winds are possible near virga showers in central NM today as well. There is low confidence in another round of storms late tonight again in the northeast and east-central plains. MVFR ceilings will likely develop again tonight in the northeast with the low ceilings potentially spreading as far south as KTCC and as far west as KLVS. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 220 PM MDT Thu Jun 22 2023 ...WIDESPREAD CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY... Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected to persist over the next several days as dry air and breezy southwest to west winds remain in place over the region. Isolated to scattered storms will produce localized wetting rains in northeast NM this afternoon and overnight. Moisture in place will allow for good to excellent humidity recoveries in the northeast while poor to fair recoveries are expected across central and western NM. A very dry and unstable airmass combined with breezy to locally windy conditions will create widespread critical to extreme fire weather conditions tomorrow therefore the Fire Weather Watch was upgraded to a Red Flag Warning. The dry and unstable airmass will remain in place over the region over the weekend and early next week so winds will generally be the limiting factor on whether a Red Flag Warning will be needed each day. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Farmington...................... 55 88 47 86 / 0 0 0 0 Dulce........................... 47 83 39 82 / 0 0 0 0 Cuba............................ 56 86 46 84 / 0 0 0 0 Gallup.......................... 49 84 41 85 / 0 0 0 0 El Morro........................ 50 83 43 83 / 0 0 0 0 Grants.......................... 51 88 41 87 / 0 0 0 0 Quemado......................... 54 86 46 88 / 0 0 0 0 Magdalena....................... 64 89 54 91 / 5 5 0 0 Datil........................... 55 84 48 86 / 0 0 0 0 Reserve......................... 52 89 45 91 / 0 0 0 0 Glenwood........................ 63 93 58 94 / 0 0 0 0 Chama........................... 48 78 41 76 / 0 0 0 0 Los Alamos...................... 60 85 54 84 / 5 5 0 0 Pecos........................... 58 85 54 83 / 10 5 0 0 Cerro/Questa.................... 51 79 45 80 / 20 0 0 0 Red River....................... 47 75 43 73 / 10 0 0 0 Angel Fire...................... 46 76 40 76 / 10 0 0 0 Taos............................ 51 86 43 84 / 10 0 0 0 Mora............................ 52 82 48 83 / 10 0 0 0 Espanola........................ 59 93 51 91 / 5 0 0 0 Santa Fe........................ 61 86 54 85 / 5 5 0 0 Santa Fe Airport................ 59 91 51 88 / 0 5 0 0 Albuquerque Foothills........... 68 95 59 93 / 5 10 0 0 Albuquerque Heights............. 68 96 57 94 / 10 10 0 0 Albuquerque Valley.............. 67 98 55 96 / 10 10 0 0 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 67 96 56 94 / 10 5 0 0 Belen........................... 67 98 53 98 / 10 10 0 0 Bernalillo...................... 65 98 55 95 / 5 5 0 0 Bosque Farms.................... 66 98 52 96 / 10 10 0 0 Corrales........................ 67 97 57 95 / 5 5 0 0 Los Lunas....................... 67 98 54 97 / 10 10 0 0 Placitas........................ 66 93 57 91 / 5 10 0 0 Rio Rancho...................... 66 96 56 94 / 10 5 0 0 Socorro......................... 69 100 59 101 / 5 5 0 0 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 62 86 54 85 / 5 10 0 0 Tijeras......................... 63 89 54 88 / 5 10 0 0 Edgewood........................ 59 89 51 88 / 0 5 0 0 Moriarty/Estancia............... 58 90 49 89 / 0 5 0 0 Clines Corners.................. 59 86 52 85 / 5 5 0 0 Mountainair..................... 62 89 54 89 / 5 5 0 0 Gran Quivira.................... 62 90 56 90 / 5 10 0 0 Carrizozo....................... 67 95 64 95 / 0 5 0 0 Ruidoso......................... 63 86 61 87 / 0 5 0 0 Capulin......................... 57 84 51 84 / 50 0 0 0 Raton........................... 57 87 49 88 / 40 0 0 0 Springer........................ 58 90 49 91 / 30 0 0 0 Las Vegas....................... 56 87 51 86 / 20 5 0 0 Clayton......................... 63 91 59 92 / 30 10 0 0 Roy............................. 60 89 54 91 / 30 10 0 0 Conchas......................... 65 98 59 99 / 20 10 0 0 Santa Rosa...................... 63 94 61 95 / 10 10 0 0 Tucumcari....................... 65 97 62 99 / 10 10 5 0 Clovis.......................... 66 97 66 100 / 10 10 10 0 Portales........................ 66 101 66 102 / 10 10 10 0 Fort Sumner..................... 65 99 63 101 / 5 10 0 0 Roswell......................... 71 107 69 109 / 5 5 0 0 Picacho......................... 67 98 64 99 / 0 5 0 0 Elk............................. 66 95 63 95 / 0 5 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Red Flag Warning from noon to 8 PM MDT Friday for NMZ101-104>106- 109-120>125. Wind Advisory from noon to 6 PM MDT Friday for NMZ215-227>229. Heat Advisory until 8 PM MDT this evening for NMZ238. Heat Advisory from noon to 8 PM MDT Friday for NMZ238. Heat Advisory from noon to 8 PM MDT Saturday for NMZ238. && SHORT TERM...16 LONG TERM....44 AVIATION...16
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 199 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:39 UTC.
17 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Spotter observed mostly penny-sized hailstones, but a few quarter-sized were observed.
Supercell moving east produced ping pong to hen egg size hail in Springer.
Supercell moving east dropped golf ball sized hail southeast of Springer.
Golfball sized hail fell with a supercell moving east towards Abbott.
A trained spotter and storm chaser reported half dollar size to hen egg size hail in Abbott.
Quarter sized hail caused damage to flower gardens.
Hail was mostly dime size but some were up to half dollars.
Hail fell for at least ten minutes.
Golf ball size hail fell with a cell that tracked over Mosquero, NM.
Tennis ball size hail reported east-northeast of Mosquero, NM.
A trained spotter reported lots of lightning and gusty winds along with the half dollar size hail that lasted approximately 20 minutes.
The Rosebud COOP observer reported pea to nickel size hail.
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