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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 261, NWS Albuquerque, NM

August 19, 2026San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2026, 4:57 PM MDT for San Miguel County, New Mexico. It was in force for 38 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 19, 2026, 4:57 PM MDT (22:57 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2026, 5:35 PM MDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County San Miguel County, NM

The radar

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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 19, 2:01 PM MDT, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 2:01 PM MDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 19, 2:11 PM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 19, 4:00 PM MDT, 57 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
400 PM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

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

0303 PM     Hail             Mora                    35.97N 105.33W
08/19/2026  E1.75 Inch       Mora               NM   Broadcast Media

            Social media photo of estimated golf ball
            size hail in Mora relayed by local Broadcast
            Media.

&&

RJH
Local storm report, Aug 19, 4:34 PM MDT, 23 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
434 PM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

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

0215 PM     Hail             1 SSW Chacon            36.13N 105.37W
08/19/2026  E1.00 Inch       Mora               NM   Trained Spotter

            Just a few hail stones and very brief light
            rainfall.

&&

BTS
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 4:46 PM MDT, 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
446 PM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

NMZ222>224-192315-
Estancia Valley NM-Central Highlands NM-South Central Highlands
NM-
446 PM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN TORRANCE AND NORTH
CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM MDT...

At 446 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cedarvale, or 11 miles northwest of Corona, and is stationary.

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...
  Corona and Cedarvale.

This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 235 and 249.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3459 10578 3469 10579 3471 10553 3424 10551
      3424 10576
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 0DEG 0KT 3434 10577

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

Shoemake
Local storm report, Aug 19, 4:52 PM MDT, 5 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
452 PM MDT Wed Aug 19 2026

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

0451 PM     Hail             Storrie Lake State Park 35.66N 105.24W
08/19/2026  E1.00 Inch       San Miguel         NM   Park/Forest Srvc

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 1:26 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQLincoln66 min
Aug 19, 1:57 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQCatron2 hr
Aug 19, 2:10 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQMora6 hr
Aug 19, 2:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora51 min
Aug 19, 3:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel38 min
Aug 19, 3:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQMora, San Miguel48 min
Aug 19, 3:33 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQSan Miguel4 hr
Aug 19, 3:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel51 min
Aug 19, 3:44 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQMora, San Miguel4 hr
Aug 19, 4:03 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQCatron111 min
Aug 19, 4:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel51 min
Aug 19, 4:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel33 min
Aug 19, 4:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance29 min
Aug 19, 5:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax27 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.