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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 12, 2026Mora County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2026, 5:53 PM MDT for Mora County, New Mexico. It was in force for 52 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: Jun 12, 2026, 5:53 PM MDT (23:53 UTC)
Expired: Jun 12, 2026, 6:45 PM MDT
In force: 52 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 Jun 12, 1:56 PM MDT, 3 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 1:56 PM MDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 3:13 PM MDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 3:39 PM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 4:25 PM MDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 4:55 PM MDT, 58 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:18 PM MDT, 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
518 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

NMZ223-229-233-122345-
Northeast Highlands NM-Central Highlands NM-Guadalupe County NM-
518 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN TORRANCE...
NORTHWESTERN GUADALUPE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES UNTIL 545
PM MDT...

At 518 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southwest of Villanueva State Park, or 32 miles east of
Moriarty, moving east 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...
  Villanueva State Park, Villanueva and Clines Corners.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 219 and 243. Highway 285 between
Mile Markers 246 and 252.

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 3496 10567 3516 10571 3532 10526 3494 10521
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 251DEG 16KT 3512 10549

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

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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:31 PM MDT, 22 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
531 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

NMZ215-228-231-130000-
Far Northeast Highlands NM-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains
NM-Harding County NM-
531 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN MORA...
NORTHWESTERN HARDING AND SOUTHERN COLFAX COUNTIES UNTIL 6 PM MDT...

At 531 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 8 miles south of Springer to near
Valmora, moving east 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...
  Wagon Mound.

This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 372 and 410.

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 3590 10507 3606 10477 3633 10467 3632 10430
      3594 10439 3578 10456 3578 10472
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 279DEG 16KT 3626 10458 3599 10464 3584 10484

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 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
Jun 12, 1:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Sandoval	25 min
Jun 12, 3:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	32 min
Jun 12, 3:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Colfax	36 min
Jun 12, 3:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	44 min
Jun 12, 4:01 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Lincoln	3 hr
Jun 12, 4:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Otero	35 min
Jun 12, 4:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Colfax	48 min
Jun 12, 4:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	35 min
Jun 12, 5:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ		27 min
Jun 12, 5:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Mora	29 min
Jun 12, 5:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Chaves	34 min
Jun 12, 5:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Union	32 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.