Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 4.73 Miles
-- Width 50 Yards
State NEW MEXICO
County/Area CHAVES
WFO ABQ
Report Source Public
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2016-09-15 13:10 MST-7
Begin Location 9SSE FLYING H RANCH
Begin Lat/Lon 32.8964/-105.0691
End Date 2016-09-15 13:30 MST-7
End Location 12SE FLYING H RANCH
End Lat/Lon 32.88/-104.99
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 The upper level trough responsible for severe weather across the area on the 14th continued to impact New Mexico through the 15th. Abundant moisture and instability associated with southeasterly upslope flow and strong upper level dynamics generated an extended period of severe weather across the eastern plains. Severe thunderstorms from late on the 14th persisted past midnight before diminishing before sunrise. A powerful storm that moved south of Melrose just after midnight produced one of the best radar signatures of a tornado forecasters have ever observed in eastern New Mexico. A nearby resident reported a loud roaring sound in the distance. A persistent storm with torrential rainfall amounts over four inches in eastern San Miguel County produced flash flooding along Atarque Creek through sunrise. Storms fired up quickly again by late morning and moved east across the plains. A funnel cloud was observed just after the noon hour near Vaughn. Another storm that moved east across Lincoln County dumped nickel to quarter size hail in the area around Tinnie, Picacho, and Dunken. A tornado and golf ball size hail was then spotted from this storm over rural ranch lands to the northeast of Dunken. Many other storms that impacted eastern New Mexico generated hail, torrential rainfall, and gusty winds throughout the afternoon.
Event Narrative Public reported a tornado on the ground just north of U.S. Highway 82 near Picacho Road. No damage observed.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TOLAR ROOSEVELT CO. NM 09/14/2016 23:07 MST-7 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BELL RANCH SAN MIGUEL CO. NM 09/15/2016 02:00 MST-7 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VAUGHN GUADALUPE CO. NM 09/15/2016 10:45 MST-7 Funnel Cloud 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VAUGHN GUADALUPE CO. NM 09/15/2016 10:47 MST-7 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ENCINO TORRANCE CO. NM 09/15/2016 11:45 MST-7 Funnel Cloud 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ARABELA LINCOLN CO. NM 09/15/2016 12:06 MST-7 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FLYING H RANCH CHAVES CO. NM 09/15/2016 12:36 MST-7 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SUNSET LINCOLN CO. NM 09/15/2016 12:42 MST-7 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FLYING H RANCH CHAVES CO. NM 09/15/2016 13:10 MST-7 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DUNKEN CHAVES CO. NM 09/15/2016 13:15 MST-7 Funnel Cloud 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FLYING H RANCH CHAVES CO. NM 09/15/2016 14:00 MST-7 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FLYING H RANCH CHAVES CO. NM 09/15/2016 15:55 MST-7 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K