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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 219, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 1, 2026Mora County, San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2026, 1:40 PM MDT for Mora County, San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 35 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
Aug 1, 2026, 1:40 PM MDT (19:40 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2026, 2:15 PM MDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Mora County, NM, San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 169 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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 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 Aug 1, 11:50 AM MDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 11:50 AM MDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 12:48 PM MDT, 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1248 PM MDT Sat Aug 1 2026

NMZ210-011915-
Tusas Mountains Including Chama NM-
1248 PM MDT Sat Aug 1 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL RIO ARRIBA COUNTY UNTIL
115 PM MDT...

At 1248 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Vallecitos, or 26 miles southeast of Tierra Amarilla, moving south at
10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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...
  Vallecitos.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3654 10621 3651 10611 3633 10613 3633 10614
      3634 10615 3634 10616 3635 10617 3636 10619
      3635 10620 3634 10621 3637 10631
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 15DEG 9KT 3646 10618

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH

16
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 1:16 PM MDT, 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
116 PM MDT Sat Aug 1 2026

NMZ227-228-011945-
Far Northeast Highlands NM-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including
Raton Pass NM-
116 PM MDT Sat Aug 1 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL COLFAX COUNTY
UNTIL 145 PM MDT...

At 116 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles west of Raton Crews Airport, or 15 miles southwest of Raton,
moving east at 10 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...
  Raton Crews Airport.

This includes the following highways...
Highway 64 between Mile Markers 327 and 344. Interstate 25 between
Mile Markers 446 and 447.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3673 10482 3689 10469 3682 10442 3660 10456
      3670 10479 3670 10480 3671 10479 3671 10480
      3673 10480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 291DEG 7KT 3679 10468

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

77
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 1:32 PM MDT, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
132 PM MDT Sat Aug 1 2026

NMZ214-215-228-012000-
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains NM-Far Northeast Highlands
NM-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains NM-
132 PM MDT Sat Aug 1 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MORA AND NORTHERN
SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES UNTIL 2 PM MDT...

At 132 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
La Cueva, or near Mora, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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, La Cueva, Ledoux, Cleveland, Tierra Monte, Morphy Lake State
  Park, Holman, Gascon, Rainsville and Luceros.

This includes State Road 518 between Mile Markers 15 and 35.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3588 10551 3613 10531 3610 10509 3581 10512
      3581 10515 3582 10516 3583 10518 3583 10522
      3582 10522 3582 10520 3581 10520 3580 10519
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 17DEG 14KT 3600 10526

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

77

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 6:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay, Roosevelt48 min
Jul 31, 6:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Curry, De Baca, Roosevelt34 min
Jul 31, 7:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt46 min
Jul 31, 7:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves46 min
Aug 1, 12:14 PM MDTHeat AdvisoryABQCatron, Cibola, McKinley, San Juan32 hr
Aug 1, 12:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba27 min
Aug 1, 1:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax29 min
Aug 1, 1:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora28 min
Aug 1, 1:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax26 min
Aug 1, 1:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora25 min
Aug 1, 1:56 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQMora3 hr
Aug 1, 2:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax27 min
Aug 1, 2:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos23 min
Aug 1, 2:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel22 min
Aug 1, 2:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora30 min
Aug 1, 2:24 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQSan Miguel3 hr
Aug 1, 2:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLos Alamos31 min
Aug 1, 2:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion31 min
Aug 1, 3:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel33 min
Aug 1, 3:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion29 min
Aug 1, 3:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo34 min
Aug 1, 3:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe31 min
Aug 1, 3:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding25 min
Aug 1, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion28 min
Aug 1, 4:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion37 min
Aug 1, 4:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ36 min
Aug 1, 4:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQValencia34 min
Aug 1, 4:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance31 min
Aug 1, 4:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion34 min
Aug 1, 4:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay23 min
Aug 1, 4:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay34 min
Aug 1, 4:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSocorro, Torrance32 min
Aug 1, 5:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Union27 min
Aug 1, 5:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQQuay49 min
Aug 1, 5:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln, Socorro46 min
Aug 1, 5:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding29 min
Aug 1, 5:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca25 min
Aug 1, 5:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln30 min
Aug 1, 5:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry24 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.