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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 4:19PM MDT until October 21 at 4:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Cibola, NM; McKinley, NM. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
21 October 2026 at 22:19 UTC
First saved by us
21 October 2026 at 22:10 UTC
Last included in a daily record
21 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Albuquerque NM · Cibola, NM; McKinley, NM
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
21 October 2026 at 22:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end
21 October 2026 at 22:19 UTC / 21 October 2026 at 22:45 UTC

Archived official description

At 419 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Prewitt, or 8 miles southeast of Thoreau, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Grants, Thoreau, Milan, Prewitt, Bluewater Lake and Bluewater Lake State Park. This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 48 and 81.

Instructions in this archived message

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous driving conditions.

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    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 3:57PM MDT until October 21 at 4:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

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    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 4:19PM MDT until October 21 at 4:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    Source updated
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    21 October 2026 at 21:57 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 22:19 UTC

    Effective from
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    21 October 2026 at 21:57 UTC

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    21 October 2026 at 22:19 UTC

    Forecast onset
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    21 October 2026 at 21:57 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 22:19 UTC

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    Update

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    Official description
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    SVRABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North Central Cibola County in west central New Mexico... Central McKinley County in west central New Mexico... * Until 445 PM MDT. * At 357 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of Thoreau, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Grants, Thoreau, Milan, Prewitt, Bluewater Lake and Bluewater Lake State Park. This inclu…

    After

    At 419 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Prewitt, or 8 miles southeast of Thoreau, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Grants, Thoreau, Milan, Prewitt, Bluewater Lake and Bluewater Lake State Park. This inclu…

    External source link
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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f11fa6c3b75b6cb469b186edadbf464f5c24c5eb.001.1

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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.75f403d1656336cc70ef363a06d4548824b25bdd.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 22:19 UTC

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First saved record · 21 October 2026 at 22:10 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 3:57PM MDT until October 21 at 4:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 21:57 UTC

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