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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 221, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 15, 2025De Baca County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2025, 5:29 PM MDT for De Baca County, Roosevelt County, New Mexico. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 15, 2025, 5:29 PM MDT (23:29 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2025, 6:15 PM MDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties De Baca County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 15, 4:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 15, 5:24 PM MDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 5:24 PM MDT, 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 3:11 PM MDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
311 PM MDT Sun Jun 15 2025

NMZ238-152145-
Chaves County Plains NM-
311 PM MDT Sun Jun 15 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CHAVES COUNTY
UNTIL 345 PM MDT...

At 311 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge, or 18 miles
northeast of Roswell, moving northeast at 15 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...
  Mainly rural areas of Northeastern Chaves County.

This includes Highway 380 between Mile Markers 168 and 183.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3332 10423 3356 10446 3384 10424 3350 10385
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 221DEG 11KT 3351 10427

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

34

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 3:12 PM MDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
312 PM MDT Sun Jun 15 2025

NMZ215-228-152145-
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains NM-Far Northeast Highlands
NM-
312 PM MDT Sun Jun 15 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN COLFAX AND NORTH
CENTRAL MORA COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM MDT...

At 312 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ocate, or 19 miles northeast of Mora, moving east 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...
  Ocate.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3607 10514 3622 10512 3624 10474 3598 10477
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 267DEG 18KT 3613 10505

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

34

Local storm report, Jun 15, 3:23 PM MDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 4:31 PM MDT, 58 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 4:44 PM MDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 5:00 PM MDT, 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
Jun 14, 6:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	44 min
Jun 14, 6:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Union	33 min
Jun 14, 7:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	30 min
Jun 15, 1:44 AM MDT	Heat Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Sandoval, Socorro and 2 more	41 hr
Jun 15, 1:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		24 min
Jun 15, 1:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	35 min
Jun 15, 2:45 PM MDT	Dust Storm Advisory	ABQ	Chaves, Roosevelt	2 hr
Jun 15, 3:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	34 min
Jun 15, 3:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	33 min
Jun 15, 3:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	43 min
Jun 15, 3:24 PM MDT	Dust Storm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	36 min
Jun 15, 3:26 PM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	ABQ	Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan, Socorro	22 hr
Jun 15, 3:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Chaves	59 min
Jun 15, 3:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln, Torrance	44 min
Jun 15, 3:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca	47 min
Jun 15, 4:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Lincoln, Socorro	48 min
Jun 15, 4:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves	63 min
Jun 15, 4:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Lincoln	29 min
Jun 15, 4:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	46 min
Jun 15, 4:55 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Mora	2 hr
Jun 15, 5:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		30 min
Jun 15, 5:06 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, De Baca, Roosevelt	39 min
Jun 15, 5:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe, Lincoln, Torrance	38 min
Jun 15, 5:24 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	51 min
Jun 15, 5:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	49 min
Jun 15, 5:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Curry, De Baca, Quay, Roosevelt	48 min
Jun 15, 5:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Roosevelt	28 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.