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Tornado Watch issued October 22 at 11:10AM MDT until October 22 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Tornado Watch · Catron, NM; Cibola, NM; McKinley, NM; San Juan, NM. Extreme; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
22 October 2026 at 17:10 UTC
First saved by us
22 October 2026 at 17:12 UTC
Last included in a daily record
22 October 2026

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Source classification
Extreme · Source alert

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Issuer / area
NWS Albuquerque NM · Catron, NM; Cibola, NM; McKinley, NM; San Juan, NM
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
23 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
22 October 2026 at 17:10 UTC / 23 October 2026 at 03:00 UTC

Archived official description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 693 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEW MEXICO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO SAN JUAN IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO CATRON CIBOLA MCKINLEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CROWNPOINT, DATIL, FARMINGTON, GALLUP, GRANTS, NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY, RESERVE, AND ZUNI PUEBLO.

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 17:12 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Tornado Watch issued October 22 at 11:10AM MDT until October 22 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 17:10 UTC

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      "references": [],
      "category": "weather",
      "title": "Tornado Watch issued October 22 at 11:10AM MDT until October 22 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM",
      "eventType": "Tornado Watch",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-22T17:10:00.000Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-22T17:10:00.000Z",
      "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued",
      "effectiveAt": "2026-10-22T17:10:00.000Z",
      "onsetAt": "2026-10-22T17:10:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-23T03:00:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-23T03:00:00.000Z",
      "severity": "Extreme",
      "urgency": "Future",
      "certainty": "Possible",
      "messageType": "Alert",
      "status": "Source alert",
      "place": "Catron, NM; Cibola, NM; McKinley, NM; San Juan, NM",
      "coordinates": null,
      "issuer": "NWS Albuquerque NM",
      "summary": "Tornado Watch · Catron, NM; Cibola, NM; McKinley, NM; San Juan, NM. Extreme; possible; urgency: future.",
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