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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 2, 2026Curry County, Quay County, New Mexico

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2026-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1805 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2026-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -56 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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 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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In the hours before

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

&&

44
Local 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.

&&

MBD
Special 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

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Special 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.

&&

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

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Special weather statement, Jun 2, 5:56 PM MDT, 28 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 6:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQChaves30 min
Jun 2, 7:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay27 min
Jun 3, 1:14 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQLincoln2 hr
Jun 3, 1:48 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQSan Miguel4 hr
Jun 3, 2:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ24 min
Jun 3, 2:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ33 min
Jun 3, 2:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ33 min
Jun 3, 2:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ33 min
Jun 3, 3:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora23 min
Jun 3, 3:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ31 min
Jun 3, 3:18 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQLincoln3 hr
Jun 3, 3:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ36 min
Jun 3, 3:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln28 min
Jun 3, 3:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQOtero23 min
Jun 3, 4:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo45 min
Jun 3, 4:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSandoval24 min
Jun 3, 4:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel34 min
Jun 3, 4:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax33 min
Jun 3, 4:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo24 min
Jun 3, 4:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro31 min
Jun 3, 4:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro29 min
Jun 3, 4:58 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia32 min
Jun 3, 5:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQSan Miguel28 min
Jun 3, 5:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel27 min
Jun 3, 5:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax36 min
Jun 3, 5:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance22 min
Jun 3, 5:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.