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Tornado in Quay County, New Mexico
Tornado June 5, 2023 · Quay County, New Mexico
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What the National Weather Service wrote
Landspout (non-mesocyclonic) tornado touched down briefly southeast of Nara Visa, NM.
The wider storm
An upper-level low off the coast of California helped funnel in subtropical moisture into the state resulting in the development of widespread showers and storms across central and eastern New Mexico June 5th and 6th. Reports of severe weather and flash flooding stretched from the Rio Grande Valley across portions of eastern NM on June 5th. These reports ranged from a landspout tornado near the Petroglyph National Monument and Nara Visa, NM to flash flooding. Another round of severe weather began in the afternoon of June 6th producing more widespread reports over the same area of the state. Reports ranged from burn scar flash flooding within the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon burn scar and Santa Rosa, to large hail over parts of San Miguel County.
Began near Nara Visa (35.5943, -103.0849).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1093274. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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