EF0 Tornado — Santa Fe, New Mexico

2021-07-13 · near Madrid, Santa Fe, New Mexico

0.2 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported a brief landspout southeast of Madrid. The landspout only lasted about a minute, and no damage was reported as it occurred over open country.

Wider weather episode

An area of high pressure that had been centered over Nevada for several days finally began to weaken on July 13, 2021, while abundant moisture continued across New Mexico. As this high pressure weakened, a weak embedded disturbance crossed the area. With sufficient moisture, instability, and additional lift from this weak disturbance, another active monsoon day was in store for northern and central New Mexico. The Luna burn scar experienced its most significant flash flooding event of the season so far with slow thunderstorm motions and very heavy rainfall altering the landscape, destroying bridges, and making several roads impassable. Meanwhile, a brief landspout tornado was reported near Madrid, but no damage occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 960302. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.