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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 25, 2025Mora County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2025, 2:50 PM MDT for Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 25, 2025, 2:50 PM MDT (20:50 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2025, 6:45 PM MDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Flood severity
None

County Mora County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 195 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at May 25, 12:23 PM MDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 12:23 PM MDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 25, 2:08 PM MDT, 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 25, 2:23 PM MDT, 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
223 PM MDT Sun May 25 2025

NMZ214-215-252100-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains NM-East Slopes Sangre de
Cristo Mountains NM-
223 PM MDT Sun May 25 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN COLFAX AND
NORTHWESTERN MORA COUNTIES UNTIL 3 PM MDT...

At 223 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southeast of Chacon, or 7 miles north of Mora, moving
northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Mora, Coyote Creek State Park, Chacon, Black Lake, Holman,
  Guadalupita and El Turquillo.

This includes the following highways...
	State Road 518 between Mile Markers 27 and 28...and
	between Mile Markers 33 and 40.
	State Road 121 between Mile Markers 0 and 8.
	State Road 283 near Mile Marker 13.
	State Road 434 between Mile Markers 1 and 27.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

Heavy rains from severe thunderstorms can produce sudden and
dangerous flows in arroyos, ditches and over low water crossings. Do
not attempt to drive through areas where water covers the roadway.

&&

LAT...LON 3605 10545 3632 10526 3620 10503 3596 10530
      3604 10545
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 212DEG 24KT 3608 10529

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MA
Special weather statement, May 25, 2:27 PM MDT, 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
227 PM MDT Sun May 25 2025

NMZ214-215-252100-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains NM-East Slopes Sangre de
Cristo Mountains NM-
227 PM MDT Sun May 25 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL TAOS...
SOUTHWESTERN COLFAX AND NORTHWESTERN MORA COUNTIES UNTIL 3 PM MDT...

At 227 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Angel Fire, or 20 miles east of Taos, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Angel Fire, Cimarron Canyon State Park and Ute Park.

This includes the following highways...
	Highway 64 between Mile Markers 277 and 278...and
	between Mile Markers 291 and 298.
	State Road 434 between Mile Markers 28 and 35.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

Heavy rains from severe thunderstorms can produce sudden and
dangerous flows in arroyos, ditches and over low water crossings. Do
not attempt to drive through areas where water covers the roadway.

&&

LAT...LON 3624 10532 3627 10544 3634 10537 3633 10537
      3633 10536 3635 10536 3659 10514 3651 10497
      3650 10497 3649 10499 3647 10501 3646 10496
      3626 10515 3632 10526
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 219DEG 19KT 3638 10522

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 2:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax22 min
May 25, 2:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora37 min
May 25, 2:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos33 min
May 25, 3:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax25 min
May 25, 3:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax52 min
May 25, 3:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora34 min
May 25, 3:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora47 min
May 25, 3:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax40 min
May 25, 3:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel42 min
May 25, 3:40 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQSan Miguel3 hr
May 25, 3:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax47 min
May 25, 4:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt35 min
May 25, 4:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABQColfax49 min
May 25, 4:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt59 min
May 25, 4:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora49 min
May 25, 5:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABQColfax, Union50 min
May 25, 5:17 PM MDTTornado WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt28 min
May 25, 5:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Roosevelt29 min
May 25, 5:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABQUnion52 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.