Tornado Warning 5, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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WWUS55 KABQ 270058
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
658 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

NMC005-270130-
/O.CON.KABQ.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250427T0130Z/
Chaves NM-
658 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR EAST 
CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY...

At 658 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located 16 miles southeast of Elkins, or 35 miles east of 
Roswell, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
         Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree
         damage is likely.

Locations impacted include...
  Mainly rural areas of East Central Chaves County.

This includes Highway 380 between Mile Markers 182 and 199.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built 
building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, 
or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect 
yourself from flying debris.

This storm has a history of producing tornadoes.

Report severe weather to your nearest law enforcement agency or the 
National Weather Service office in Albuquerque NM.

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LAT...LON 3340 10377 3329 10377 3346 10414 3362 10410
      3357 10372 3340 10372
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 291DEG 24KT 3351 10403

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

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53-Schroeder

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
729 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

NMC005-270139-
/O.EXP.KABQ.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250427T0130Z/
Chaves NM-
729 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

...TORNADO WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL CHAVES 
COUNTY...

The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued 
for Chaves County and is in effect until 800 PM MDT. Please refer to 
that bulletin for the latest severe weather information.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for a portion of 
southeast New Mexico.

&&

LAT...LON 3357 10372 3340 10372 3340 10377 3329 10377
      3346 10414 3362 10410
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 291DEG 24KT 3348 10393

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53-Schroeder

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
557 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 544 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

- Isolated severe storms will develop in eastern New Mexico this
  afternoon. A few storms will produce hail and/or damaging wind
  gusts. There is a low chance of tornadoes and flash flooding.

- Critical fire weather conditions will increase the risk of fire
  spread along and southwest of the middle and lower Rio Grande
  Valley today, with stronger southwest winds on Sunday creating
  a more widespread risk of fire spread.

- Strong southwest winds may down tree limbs and cause damage to
  utility poles in central and eastern New Mexico Sunday
  afternoon. Blowing dust and hazardous crosswinds may impact
  travel.

- Chances for showers and storms will increase going into the
  middle of next week across eastern and portions of northern NM.

&&

.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 109 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

Strong to severe storms may develop east of the central mountain
chain today, with large hail and damaging winds as the main threat,
with a low chance of a tornado. A minor flash flooding risk exists
in areas that received substantial rain last night. Strong winds and
low humidity values will create widespread critical to extremely
critical fire weather conditions on Sunday. Blowing dust, especially
in areas that have received little to no precipitation, may cause
visibility to drop below a half mile. Scattered showers and high
elevation snow favor northern and eastern areas Tuesday onward.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Sunday night)
Issued at 109 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

A potent upper level low over central CA will wobble east over NV/UT
through Sunday night, with strong southwest flow aloft spreading
over the Desert SW and NM. Right now, what remains of the backdoor
cold front is modifying and mixing with richer Gulf moisture,
advecting northwest from far west TX. Surface dewpoint temperatures
in the 50s to low 60s characterize this airmass, with low level
moisture sufficiently deep to fuel another round of convection later
this afternoon/evening east of the central mountain chain.
Instability and shear across the east central and southeast plains
are favorable for another round of severe storms and the SPC has
upgraded the day one convective outlook to show a slight risk. In
addition to large hail, we can not rule out isolated tornadoes given
the strong veering wind profiles just off of the surface and healthy
east-southeast inflow. Issued a Flash Flood Watch earlier for this
afternoon/evening for De Baca, Curry and Quay Counties, where heavy
rains of up to 7" fell over the past 24hrs. Very little additional
rainfall is needed to cause additional flash flooding and that area
is exactly where the latest HRRR and HREF develop storms in a couple
of hours. Dry air aloft will put the kibosh on convection by
midnight, then mix to the surface Sunday with strong southwest winds
developing by noon. Added the middle RGV to the High Wind Warning
and issued a Wind Advisory for some of the surrounding zones for
Sunday. Patches of blowing dust will likely develop Sunday
afternoon, but recent precipitation makes defining the exact areas
even more difficult. The RGV, Upper Tularosa Valley and areas near
Roswell make the most sense for blowing dust Sunday afternoon. The
upper level low will move east into the southern Rockies late Sunday
night, turning our winds to the west and bringing a weak Pacific
cold front through.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Monday through Friday)
Issued at 109 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

Windy conditions remain across northeast NM Monday as upper and mid
level winds remain strong and a lee surface low forms in southeast
CO/northeast NM. Combined with very dry, well mixed surface layers,
wind gusts between 35-45mph are possible. Isolated windy conditions
also appear likely across the Sacramento Mountains, with ~40kt 700mb
flow latching onto the mountain range. A backdoor front pushes into
northeast NM late Monday night and works up against the central
mountain chain by Tuesday morning, perhaps creating a brief period
of gusty gap winds, though confidence is not high on this. Moisture
behind the front interacting with synoptic forcing may work to
induce showers and thunderstorms across the northeast and eastern
parts of NM Tuesday afternoon and evening. Drier air begins to work
its way into NM Wednesday as an upper level trough approaches,
however dryline-induced thunderstorms will again be possible across
the eastern plains Wednesday afternoon/evening. Additional embedded
shortwaves and vorticity lobes in the upper level flow attempt to
materialize showers and thunderstorms across the northern mountains,
northeast and eastern NM Thursday. A backdoor front pushes into
eastern NM late Thursday into Friday, which is likely to return
moisture to the region and more dryline-induced thunderstorms Friday
and into the weekend. On a temperature front, high temperatures are
likely to wobble between 5F below and 5F above average throughout
much of the week for much of the area.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 544 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

Strong-to-severe thunderstorms will continue to move eastward
across the east central and southeast plains until mid-to-late
evening. Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes are possible
from stronger cells. Widespread low clouds and areas of fog will
return to the area east of the central mountain chain tonight, but
will diminish early Sunday morning as strong southwest flow aloft
moves over the area. Southwest wind gusts in the 35-45 KT range
will be common Sunday from late morning until sunset, except for
gusts up to 50 KT from the middle Rio Grande Valley eastward to
the east slopes of the central mountain chain.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 109 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT THROUGH SUNDAY MAINLY WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NM THEN POSSIBLY EASTERN NM MONDAY...

Critical fire weather conditions will continue across central and
western portions of the area through early this evening, then
redevelop and become more widespread across all of western and
central NM on Sunday as winds aloft trend up and a lee side trough
deepens. Fire growth from lightning starts along the east slopes of
the Sangre De Cristos is possible Sunday. Near-critical to critical
fire weather conditions will redevelop Monday, but be limited to
eastern portions of the area that have had some recent wetting rain.
Portions of northeast NM may require a warning on Monday if fuels
are determined to be receptive to fire spread. Temperatures will
drop to near/below average behind a Pacific front Monday through
Wednesday. The combination of an upper level trough and backdoor
front will bring chances for wetting showers and storms Tue/Wed,
mainly to northern and eastern NM. Another trough may bring chances
for wetting storms, mainly to eastern NM, on Friday. Chances for
critical fire weather conditions will be back on the uptrend next
weekend as a potent west coast trough moves inland and steers
stronger westerlies over the region.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Farmington......................  41  70  35  65 /   0   0   0   0
Dulce...........................  35  69  30  62 /   0   5   0   0
Cuba............................  39  71  31  63 /   0   5   0   0
Gallup..........................  31  66  25  64 /   0   0   0   0
El Morro........................  37  67  30  62 /   0   0   0   0
Grants..........................  34  72  28  67 /   0   0   0   0
Quemado.........................  37  67  29  66 /   0   0   0   0
Magdalena.......................  45  74  38  70 /   0   0   0   0
Datil...........................  38  68  31  66 /   0   0   0   0
Reserve.........................  35  70  27  71 /   0   0   0   0
Glenwood........................  37  75  32  75 /   0   0   0   0
Chama...........................  35  64  28  56 /   0   5   0   0
Los Alamos......................  48  71  39  63 /   0   0   0   0
Pecos...........................  41  72  35  63 /  10   0   0   0
Cerro/Questa....................  40  67  33  61 /   0   0   0   0
Red River.......................  36  58  28  52 /  10   0   0   0
Angel Fire......................  32  65  25  57 /  20   0   0   0
Taos............................  36  71  30  64 /   5   0   0   0
Mora............................  38  70  33  63 /  20   0   0   0
Espanola........................  46  78  38  71 /   0   0   0   0
Santa Fe........................  46  73  38  63 /   5   0   0   0
Santa Fe Airport................  44  76  36  67 /   0   0   0   0
Albuquerque Foothills...........  53  78  46  71 /   0   0   0   0
Albuquerque Heights.............  50  80  43  72 /   0   0   0   0
Albuquerque Valley..............  48  81  39  75 /   0   0   0   0
Albuquerque West Mesa...........  49  80  43  73 /   0   0   0   0
Belen...........................  44  83  40  77 /   0   0   0   0
Bernalillo......................  48  81  41  74 /   0   0   0   0
Bosque Farms....................  44  82  38  75 /   0   0   0   0
Corrales........................  47  81  41  74 /   0   0   0   0
Los Lunas.......................  43  82  39  75 /   0   0   0   0
Placitas........................  50  77  43  69 /   0   0   0   0
Rio Rancho......................  49  80  43  74 /   0   0   0   0
Socorro.........................  47  84  42  80 /   0   0   0   0
Sandia Park/Cedar Crest.........  47  72  39  65 /   0   0   0   0
Tijeras.........................  47  75  40  67 /   0   0   0   0
Edgewood........................  43  75  38  67 /   0   0   0   0
Moriarty/Estancia...............  37  76  33  69 /   0   0   0   0
Clines Corners..................  40  72  35  65 /   5   0   0   0
Mountainair.....................  46  73  38  69 /   0   0   0   0
Gran Quivira....................  43  75  38  69 /   0   0   0   0
Carrizozo.......................  51  80  47  73 /   0   0   0   0
Ruidoso.........................  49  73  45  67 /   0   0   0   0
Capulin.........................  45  72  37  66 /  30   0   0   0
Raton...........................  43  76  34  70 /  30   0   0   0
Springer........................  44  77  36  71 /  30   0   0   0
Las Vegas.......................  43  73  37  66 /  20   0   0   0
Clayton.........................  50  80  45  74 /  30   0   0   0
Roy.............................  48  77  41  69 /  40   0   0   0
Conchas.........................  52  86  46  78 /  40   0   0   0
Santa Rosa......................  49  83  45  75 /  30   0   0   0
Tucumcari.......................  55  86  48  78 /  50   0   5   0
Clovis..........................  56  87  51  81 /  40   5  10   0
Portales........................  55  88  50  82 /  30   0  10   0
Fort Sumner.....................  55  88  49  80 /  50   0   0   0
Roswell.........................  55  94  55  87 /   5   0   0   0
Picacho.........................  48  85  48  79 /   0   0   0   0
Elk.............................  49  81  49  77 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Red Flag Warning from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday for NMZ101-105-
106-109-120>125.

Wind Advisory from noon to 8 PM MDT Sunday for NMZ208-211-
216>218-230>233-238-241.

Red Flag Warning until 7 PM MDT this evening for NMZ105-106-109.

High Wind Warning from noon to 8 PM MDT Sunday for NMZ212>215-
219>229-239-240.

Flood Watch until 9 PM MDT this evening for NMZ234-235-237.

&&

SHORT TERM...11
LONG TERM....77
AVIATION...44

Please note: The SYNOPSIS section will be terminated by the end of April.

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
323 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

NMZ238-239-262200-
Chaves County Plains NM-Eastern Lincoln County NM-
323 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN AND NORTH
CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTIES UNTIL 4 PM MDT...

At 323 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles east of Arabela, or 32 miles northwest 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 East Central Lincoln and North Central
  Chaves Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional
information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3382 10489 3384 10487 3358 10469 3347 10504
      3368 10509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 228DEG 13KT 3364 10497

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

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
452 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

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

0451 PM     Hail             2 S Yeso                34.40N 104.61W
04/26/2025  M1.00 Inch       De Baca            NM   CO-OP Observer

&&

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
501 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

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

0458 PM     Hail             7 ENE Yeso              34.47N 104.48W
04/26/2025  M1.50 Inch       De Baca            NM   CO-OP Observer

&&

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
531 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

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

0515 PM     Hail             9 SE Variadero          35.30N 104.33W
04/26/2025  M2.00 Inch       San Miguel         NM   Trained Spotter

&&

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
550 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

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

0548 PM     Tornado          12 NNW Bitter Lake Wild 33.63N 104.47W
04/26/2025                   Chaves             NM   Broadcast Media

&&

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
622 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

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

0606 PM     Tornado          10 NNE Bitter Lake Wild 33.60N 104.33W
04/26/2025                   Chaves             NM   Public

            Social media video shows tornado on the
            ground near Acme NM.

&&

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