Albuquerque Haboob, NM Drought

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Haboob Dusts New Mexico

A dust storm howled into New Mexico on the evening of June 7, 2013. We have the weather analysis, photos and video of this event below.

  1. Photos/Video/Reports

  2. Outflow Boundary @KRQEMark ? View is from NE Rio Rancho/Bernalillo about ten minutes ago. #nmwx pic.twitter.com/dl81QSeUmh
  3. 5:40PM: Amateur radio report of blowing dust reducing visibilities to 100 ft. or less along I-25 at San Felipe. #nmwx #nmroads
  4. Awesome! RT @KRQEMark: Great shot of our Haboob “Lite” by Eric. #nmwx pic.twitter.com/cZfRRNlkPj

  5. Weather Imagery

  6. Below is an animation of radar imagery from the NWS-Albuquerque from 4:35 p.m. to 6:38 p.m MDT on June 7, 2013.  The thunderstorms responsible for producing the haboob flared in the mountains near Los Alamos and Santa Fe (near the top of the animation).  Precipitation falling into a deep layer of dry air evaporates, accelerating the downdraft and outflow winds at the surface, which churns up dust.  The leading edge of the haboob, a thin, blue line of reflectivity highlighted by the yellow arrows, then raced southwestward into Albuquerque.  (Images courtesy:  Gibson Ridge/NWS-Albuquerque)
  8. As of the June 4 Drought Monitor, New Mexico is suffering the most widespread “exceptional” drought of any state in the U.S.  Almost 45% of the “Land of Enchantment” is in this worst drought category
    from:    http://www.wunderground.com/news/haboob-duststorm-albuquerque-20130608