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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 241, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 5, 2026Mora County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 5, 2026, 8:09 PM MDT for Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 66 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 5, 2026, 8:09 PM MDT (02:09 UTC)
Expired: Aug 5, 2026, 9:15 PM MDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Mora County, NM

The radar

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NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 5, 5:59 PM MDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 5:59 PM MDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:17 PM MDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
417 PM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026

NMZ224-052300-
South Central Highlands NM-
417 PM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN VALENCIA...
NORTHEASTERN SOCORRO AND SOUTHWESTERN TORRANCE COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM
MDT...

At 417 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles south of Abo, or 32 miles southeast of Belen, and is
stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
  Gran Quivira.

This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 182 and 196.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3411 10608 3410 10647 3409 10661 3441 10658
      3443 10656 3444 10654 3445 10653 3444 10604
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 183DEG 1KT 3433 10639

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH

MA

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:40 PM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
440 PM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026

NMZ230-052300-
Union County NM-
440 PM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY UNTIL
5 PM MDT...

At 440 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 31
miles north of Seneca, or 39 miles northeast of Des Moines, moving
northeast at 15 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...
  Mainly rural areas of Northeastern Union County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3685 10300 3688 10328 3700 10338 3700 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 236DEG 13KT 3707 10324

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

MA

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:09 PM MDT, 3 hours before

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:26 PM MDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:28 PM MDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:45 PM MDT, 2 hours 24 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
Aug 5, 6:41 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Socorro	3 hr
Aug 5, 6:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		38 min
Aug 5, 6:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	31 min
Aug 5, 7:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	36 min
Aug 5, 8:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	28 min
Aug 5, 8:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Harding	27 min
Aug 5, 11:49 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Quay, San Miguel	31 min
Aug 6, 12:20 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Quay, San Miguel	2 hr
Aug 6, 9:46 AM MDT	Heat Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 5 more	34 hr
Aug 6, 3:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	31 min
Aug 6, 3:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	29 min
Aug 6, 3:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Mora	36 min
Aug 6, 3:30 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Catron	3 hr
Aug 6, 3:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		36 min
Aug 6, 3:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	32 min
Aug 6, 3:52 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Catron	113 min
Aug 6, 5:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Miguel	36 min
Aug 6, 5:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Guadalupe	65 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.