2003 June 4 Part 1
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New Mexico
Typically on the wrong side of the dryline in Spring, western new Mexico today is under the gun. Strong deep layer shear, around 40 knots, and CAPE of 2500 J/kg, will set the stage for an active severe weather day on the high plains. Our target is Las Vegas, NM.
As we cross the border in the late morning, a tornado warning is issued for a supercell in that area. Although high based now, this storm - tail-end Charlie - will soon grow to gargantuan proportions.
In fact nothing could prepare us for what develops - it is quite simply an enormous vacuum cleaner!
From an eastern and southern perspective, multiple inflow bands appear from all over the south and east.
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