| Event |
Tornado |
| -- Scale |
EF0 |
| -- Length |
4.56 |
| -- Width |
150 |
| State |
NEW MEXICO |
| County/Area |
EDDY |
| WFO |
MAF |
| Begin Date |
04/28/2009 18:25:00 MST-7 |
| Begin Range |
12 |
| Begin Azimuth |
SE |
| Begin Location |
WHITES CITY |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
32.05/-104.22 |
| End Date |
04/28/2009 18:43:00 MST-7 |
| End Range |
12 |
| End Azimuth |
SSW |
| End Location |
MALAGA |
| End Lat/Lon |
32.06/-104.15 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Extensive cloud cover during the day, mostly east of the Pecos River, only resulted in a couple of isolated severe storms over southeast NM for this event. A mid to upper level shortwave trough and surface convergence a long a lee trough provided the lift during the evening hours. Moderate surface based instability, 0 to 6 km bulk shear magnitudes near 50 kt and enhanced low level shear due to backing winds across the area resulted in a couple of weak tornadoes being produced by a long lived supercell. |
| Event Narrative |
The public reported the first brief touchdown of this tornado at 1825 MST about 12 miles southeast of Whites City, NM. Here, there were 2 tree limbs found within the path of the tornado in addition to golf ball size hail associated with the storm. At 1842, a trained weather spotter from the local media reported a tornado about 10 miles south southwest of Malaga, NM. The position of the report was adjusted slightly according to radar. Please see the attached photos for images of the tornado. |
