New Mexico Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/04/2026 14:58

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 4 at 3:58PM MDT until August 4 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 4, 2026 - 2:58pm
Expires: 
August 4, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
SVRABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico... North Central Mora County in northeastern New Mexico... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 358 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of Ocate, or 25 miles west of Springer, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained spotters reported. 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... Ocate and Rayado.
Instruction: 
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm has produced dangerous hail and is capable of producing damaging winds. Heavy rains from severe thunderstorms can produce sudden and dangerous flows in arroyos, ditches and over low water crossings. Do not attempt to drive through areas where water covers the roadway.
Area Description: 
Colfax, NM; Mora, NM
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albuquerque NM
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov