Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Albuquerque Festival Tent Flattened in Surprise Microburst; Wild Hailstorms Strike Denver

Albuquerque Festival Tent Flattened in Surprise Microburst; Wild Hailstorms Strike Denver
The Weather Channel has confirmed that no severe thunderstorm or tornado warnings had been issued by the National Weather Service in Albuquerque prior to the burst of wind, which hit the festival site at approximately 2:10 p.m. The NWS office issued a "significant weather advisory" for 55-mph wind gusts and half-inch-diameter hail at 2:14 p.m. for a "strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Albuquerque" affecting eastern Bernalillo and northern Valencia counties.A Weather Underground personal weather station in Hugo, Colorado, recorded a 76-mph wind gust at 5:49 p.m. MDT. Another weather observer in rural Cheyenne County, Colorado, reported an 84-mph gust to the National Weather Service at 6:10 p.m. MDT.
 
 

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