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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 3:26PM MDT until October 22 at 3:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

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

Bulletin issued
22 October 2026 at 21:26 UTC
First saved by us
22 October 2026 at 20:57 UTC
Last included in a daily record
22 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Albuquerque NM · McKinley, NM
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
22 October 2026 at 21:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end
22 October 2026 at 21:26 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 21:45 UTC

Archived official description

At 326 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of Gallup, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Gallup, Church Rock, Yah-Ta-Hey, Rock Springs, Fort Wingate, Red Rock State Park, Allison, Gamerco and Mentmore. This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 10 and 41.

Instructions in this archived message

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing dangerous hail and damaging winds. 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 2:57PM MDT until October 22 at 3:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 3:26PM MDT until October 22 at 3:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    Source updated
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    22 October 2026 at 20:57 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 21:26 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 20:57 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 21:26 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 20:57 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 21:26 UTC

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    Update

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    Official description
    Before

    SVRABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West Central McKinley County in west central New Mexico... * Until 345 PM MDT. * At 257 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 16 miles south of Manuelito, or 14 miles northwest of Zuni Pueblo, moving northeast at 40 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... Gallup, Vanderwagen, Rock Springs, Yah-Ta-Hey, Church Rock, Manuelito, Fort Wingate, Red Rock State Park and Allison. This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 1 and 41.

    After

    At 326 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of Gallup, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Gallup, Church Rock, Yah-Ta-Hey, Rock Springs, Fort Wingate, Red Rock State Park, Allison, Gamerco and Mentmore. This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 10 and 41.

    Official instructions
    Before

    Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT Thursday for a portion of west central New Mexico.

    After

    Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing dangerous hail and damaging winds. 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.db4826f1cb019fcb2983c567bd983d3b7240ac60.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.401539a0996b110cb2d93699dafe0fd310f6470e.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 21:26 UTC

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 20:57 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 2:57PM MDT until October 22 at 3:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 20:57 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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