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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2026, 6:24 PM MDT for Curry County, Quay County, New Mexico. It was in force for 34 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
- Jun 2, 2026, 6:24 PM MDT (00:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2026, 6:58 PM MDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Curry County, NM, Quay County, NM
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 342 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1805 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1969 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 2, 6:03 PM MDT, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 6:03 PM MDT, 21 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 2, 4:33 PM MDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
433 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0412 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 E Sumner Lake State P 34.61N 104.28W
06/02/2026 M68 MPH De Baca NM Trained Spotter
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44Local storm report, Jun 2, 4:41 PM MDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
441 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0407 PM Hail 1 NE Chacon 36.16N 105.35W
06/02/2026 M1.00 Inch Mora NM Trained Spotter
Time estimated based on radar.
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MBDSpecial weather statement, Jun 2, 4:49 PM MDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
449 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2026
NMZ234-022315-
Quay County NM-
449 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL QUAY COUNTY UNTIL
515 PM MDT...
At 449 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles east of San Jon, or 30 miles south of Nara Visa, moving north
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 East Central Quay County.
This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 363 and 373.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and
ponding of water on roadways as storms move through the area.
&&
LAT...LON 3509 10304 3513 10323 3536 10320 3535 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 189DEG 17KT 3517 10312
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
77Special weather statement, Jun 2, 5:20 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
520 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2026
NMZ236-237-022345-
Roosevelt County NM-De Baca County NM-
520 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL DE BACA AND WEST
CENTRAL ROOSEVELT COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM MDT...
At 520 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles south of Taiban, or 23 miles southeast of Fort Sumner, moving
northeast at 20 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...
Mainly rural areas of East Central De Baca and West Central
Roosevelt Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and
ponding of water on roadways as storms move through the area.
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LAT...LON 3408 10400 3422 10418 3442 10400 3423 10373
3408 10396
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 223DEG 18KT 3422 10399
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
77Special weather statement, Jun 2, 5:56 PM MDT, 28 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 6:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 7:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 27 min |
| Jun 3, 1:14 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 2 hr |
| Jun 3, 1:48 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 4 hr |
| Jun 3, 2:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 24 min | |
| Jun 3, 2:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 33 min | |
| Jun 3, 2:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 33 min | |
| Jun 3, 2:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 33 min | |
| Jun 3, 3:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 3:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 31 min | |
| Jun 3, 3:18 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 36 min | |
| Jun 3, 3:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 3:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Otero | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 4:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 4:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Sandoval | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 4:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 4:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 4:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 4:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 4:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Socorro | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 4:58 PM MDT | Dust Storm Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 5:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 5:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 27 min |
| Jun 3, 5:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 5:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance | 22 min |
| Jun 3, 5:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 26 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.