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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 25, 2025Mora County, San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2025, 7:07 PM MDT for Mora County, San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 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, 7:07 PM MDT (01:07 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2025, 10:00 PM MDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Flood severity: None

Counties Mora County, NM, San Miguel County, NM

The radar

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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, 5:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 5:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 25, 3:13 PM MDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
313 PM MDT Sun May 25 2025

NMZ215-252200-
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains NM-
313 PM MDT Sun May 25 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MORA AND
NORTHWESTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES UNTIL 4 PM MDT...

At 313 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Tierra Monte, or 8 miles south of Mora, 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...
  Mora, Ledoux, Tierra Monte, Morphy Lake State Park, Cleveland, La
  Cueva, Gascon, South Carmen, Monte Aplanado and Rociada.

This includes the following highways...
	State Road 94 between Mile Markers 5 and 18.
	State Road 518 between Mile Markers 19 and 35.
	State Road 283 near Mile Marker 13.
	State Road 276 between Mile Markers 0 and 5.
	State Road 266 near Mile Marker 6.
	State Road 434 between Mile Markers 0 and 3.
	State Road 105 between Mile Markers 0 and 8.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3576 10535 3579 10544 3580 10544 3580 10545
      3582 10547 3581 10548 3581 10549 3604 10538
      3595 10517 3590 10522 3590 10523 3589 10523
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 210DEG 18KT 3587 10537

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

MA

Special weather statement, May 25, 3:35 PM MDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
335 PM MDT Sun May 25 2025

NMZ215-228-252215-
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains NM-Far Northeast Highlands
NM-
335 PM MDT Sun May 25 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN COLFAX COUNTY
UNTIL 415 PM MDT...

At 335 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Cimarron, or 14 miles northwest of Springer,
moving northeast at 25 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...
  Cimarron, Maxwell, Philmont Scout Ranch, Miami and Rayado.

This includes the following highways...
	Highway 64 between Mile Markers 309 and 326.
	Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 419 and 427.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3647 10499 3662 10473 3662 10471 3663 10470
      3664 10470 3665 10468 3651 10446 3629 10488
      3640 10511
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 245DEG 19KT 3644 10482

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

MA

Local storm report, May 25, 3:55 PM MDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
355 PM MDT Sun May 25 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0346 PM     Hail             2 SE Tierra Monte       35.84N 105.32W
05/25/2025  M1.00 Inch       San Miguel         NM   Trained Spotter

            Minor vehicle damage.

&&

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Special weather statement, May 25, 4:25 PM MDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 5:25 PM MDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 5:38 PM MDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 6:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	30 min
May 25, 6:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	42 min
May 25, 7:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	23 min
May 25, 7:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	44 min
May 25, 7:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora	20 min
May 25, 10:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		31 min
May 26, 1:17 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe	3 hr
May 26, 1:21 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel	3 hr
May 26, 1:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe	23 min
May 26, 1:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	27 min
May 26, 2:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	35 min
May 26, 2:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora, San Miguel, Santa Fe	23 min
May 26, 2:43 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	San Miguel	3 hr
May 26, 2:45 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Colfax	4 hr
May 26, 2:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	45 min
May 26, 3:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Santa Fe, Torrance	42 min
May 26, 3:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	23 min
May 26, 3:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	50 min
May 26, 3:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	46 min
May 26, 3:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel	38 min
May 26, 3:54 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	3 hr
May 26, 4:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	28 min
May 26, 4:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Quay	63 min
May 26, 5:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	30 min
May 26, 5:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	27 min
May 26, 5:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	35 min
May 26, 5:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Quay	33 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.