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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 6:43PM MDT until October 22 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

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

Bulletin issued
23 October 2026 at 00:43 UTC
First saved by us
23 October 2026 at 00:27 UTC
Last included in a daily record
23 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Albuquerque NM · Catron, NM; Cibola, NM
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
23 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
23 October 2026 at 00:43 UTC / 23 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC

Archived official description

At 643 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest of Pietown, or 29 miles northwest of Datil, moving northeast at 45 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... Pietown and Omega. This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 39 and 55.

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. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT Thursday for a portion of west central New Mexico.

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    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 6:19PM MDT until October 22 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

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    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 6:43PM MDT until October 22 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    Source updated
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    23 October 2026 at 00:19 UTC

    After

    23 October 2026 at 00:43 UTC

    Effective from
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    23 October 2026 at 00:19 UTC

    After

    23 October 2026 at 00:43 UTC

    Forecast onset
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    23 October 2026 at 00:19 UTC

    After

    23 October 2026 at 00:43 UTC

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    Official description
    Before

    SVRABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North Central Catron County in west central New Mexico... South Central Cibola County in west central New Mexico... * Until 700 PM MDT. * At 619 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Omega, or 32 miles west of Datil, moving northeast at 45 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... Omega, Pietown and Quemado. This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 30 and 56.

    After

    At 643 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest of Pietown, or 29 miles northwest of Datil, moving northeast at 45 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... Pietown and Omega. This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 39 and 55.

    Official instructions
    Before

    …e a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT Thursday for a portion of west central New Mexico.

    After

    …e a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT Thursday for a portion of west central New Mexico.

    External source link
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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a4d99617eccf083c394f4bf0a7900e9da3bd1e08.001.1

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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.31379cf60c6e0eeda12916a46e49ebc4a39562cd.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 23 October 2026 at 00:43 UTC

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First saved record · 23 October 2026 at 00:27 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 6:19PM MDT until October 22 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 23 October 2026 at 00:19 UTC

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