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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 3:22PM MDT until October 21 at 3:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Rio Arriba, NM. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued
21 October 2026 at 21:22 UTC
First saved by us
21 October 2026 at 21:10 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 · Rio Arriba, NM
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
21 October 2026 at 21:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end
21 October 2026 at 21:22 UTC / 21 October 2026 at 21:45 UTC

Archived official description

At 322 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles southeast of Navajo Lake State Park, or 16 miles southeast of Navajo Dam, moving northeast at 30 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... Mainly rural areas of Northwestern Rio Arriba County. This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 96 and 118.

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.

The saved record

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1 update · 1 first record

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    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 3:03PM MDT until October 21 at 3:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 3:22PM MDT until October 21 at 3:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    Source updated
    Before

    21 October 2026 at 21:03 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 21:22 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    21 October 2026 at 21:03 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 21:22 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    21 October 2026 at 21:03 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 21:22 UTC

    Message type
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    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
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    Source alert

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    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    SVRABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Rio Arriba County in north central New Mexico... * Until 345 PM MDT. * At 303 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles southeast of Navajo Dam, moving northeast at 30 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... Mainly rural areas of Northwestern Rio Arriba County. This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 90 and 118.

    After

    At 322 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles southeast of Navajo Lake State Park, or 16 miles southeast of Navajo Dam, moving northeast at 30 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... Mainly rural areas of Northwestern Rio Arriba County. This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 96 and 118.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.57e5a5740b7f2411b22ae1b0312bf855fcbbd1fe.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.41eba42d380c4989234fb535efd3bb6b5ea8d3bc.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 21:22 UTC

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First saved record · 21 October 2026 at 21:10 UTC

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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 3:03PM MDT until October 21 at 3:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 21:03 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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