1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 159 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:57 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Several funnel clouds were reported during a five minute period near McAlister Lake. A brief tornado touchdown overturned a cattle feeder.
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