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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 287, NWS Albuquerque, NM

September 17, 2026Socorro County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 17, 2026, 11:41 PM MDT for Socorro County, New Mexico. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Sep 17, 2026, 11:41 PM MDT (05:41 UTC)
Expired: Sep 18, 2026, 12:30 AM MDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Socorro County, NM

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NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 17, 11:22 PM MDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 11:22 PM MDT, 19 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 17, 6:41 PM MDT, 5 hours before

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Special weather statement, Sep 17, 7:03 PM MDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 17, 7:29 PM MDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 17, 8:22 PM MDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
822 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

NMZ203-204-180245-
Northwest Highlands NM-Far Northwest Highlands NM-
822 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL RIO ARRIBA COUNTY
UNTIL 845 PM MDT...

At 822 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles northeast of Counselor, or 30 miles northwest of Cuba, moving
northeast 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...
  Mainly rural areas of West Central Rio Arriba County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3650 10736 3655 10734 3645 10709 3627 10730
      3632 10741
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 207DEG 15KT 3634 10732

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

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Special weather statement, Sep 17, 10:41 PM MDT, 1 hour before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1041 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

NMZ207-219-180515-
West Central Highlands NM-Middle Rio Grande Valley including the
Albuquerque Metro Area NM-
1041 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT BERNALILLO AND SOUTHERN SANDOVAL
COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM MDT...

At 1041 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 17
miles west of Paradise Hills, or 19 miles west of Albuquerque, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
  Northwestern Albuquerque and southwestern Rio Rancho.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Heavy rains from severe thunderstorms can produce sudden and
dangerous flows in arroyos, ditches and over low water crossings. Do
not attempt to drive through areas where water covers the roadway.

&&

LAT...LON 3507 10701 3513 10707 3533 10679 3521 10667
      3505 10699
TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 237DEG 28KT 3512 10697

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 17, 7:03 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Sandoval	3 hr
Sep 17, 7:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	27 min
Sep 17, 7:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	31 min
Sep 17, 8:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Rio Arriba	23 min
Sep 17, 8:42 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval	3 hr
Sep 17, 9:16 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	30 min
Sep 17, 9:46 PM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	6 hr
Sep 17, 10:30 PM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	ABQ	Chaves, Lincoln	16 hr
Sep 17, 10:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	34 min
Sep 17, 10:44 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Bernalillo	2 hr
Sep 17, 11:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	31 min
Sep 17, 11:51 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe	114 min
Sep 17, 11:55 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval	2 hr
Sep 18, 12:14 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Rio Arriba, Santa Fe	2 hr
Sep 18, 12:28 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Socorro	32 min
Sep 18, 1:22 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo, Valencia	38 min
Sep 18, 2:07 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Sandoval	3 hr
Sep 18, 3:05 AM MDT	Flood Watch	ABQ	Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Lincoln, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 4 more	21 hr
Sep 18, 3:18 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Santa Fe	3 hr
Sep 18, 9:56 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln, Socorro	5 hr
Sep 18, 1:16 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	San Juan	14 min
Sep 18, 1:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Juan	43 min
Sep 18, 1:22 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Rio Arriba	3 hr
Sep 18, 1:26 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Sandoval	21 min
Sep 18, 1:30 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	San Juan	3 hr
Sep 18, 1:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	McKinley	30 min
Sep 18, 1:47 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	McKinley, Sandoval	3 hr
Sep 18, 2:09 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	San Juan	3 hr
Sep 18, 2:32 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Juan	43 min
Sep 18, 2:33 PM MDT	River Flood Warning	ABQ	San Juan	23 hr
Sep 18, 2:43 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	San Juan	3 hr
Sep 18, 3:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Cibola	31 min
Sep 18, 3:32 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	McKinley	118 min
Sep 18, 3:42 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Cibola	2 hr
Sep 18, 3:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	McKinley	32 min
Sep 18, 3:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Cibola	25 min
Sep 18, 4:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Rio Arriba, San Juan	48 min
Sep 18, 4:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		30 min
Sep 18, 4:26 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Rio Arriba	2 hr
Sep 18, 4:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	McKinley	44 min
Sep 18, 5:02 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	McKinley	3 hr
Sep 18, 5:08 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Lincoln	3 hr
Sep 18, 5:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Sandoval	30 min
Sep 18, 5:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		26 min
Sep 18, 5:26 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Rio Arriba	3 hr
Sep 18, 5:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	26 min
Sep 18, 5:51 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	McKinley	24 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.