NWS Albuquerque NMSV.W 0280September 15, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Chaves, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Chaves in New Mexico, which was in force until 4:45 p.m. local time on September 15. It was the 280th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Albuquerque issued in 2026. New Mexico had 83 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 38 in an average September of 2008-2025 (New Mexico's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
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The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albuquerque NM
- Area
- Chaves
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:05 p.m. MDT, September 15, 2026
- Expires
- 4:45 p.m. MDT, September 15, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KABQ SV.W 0280
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico since 2008Every warning type in New Mexico
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The notice as issued
SVRABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico... * Until 445 PM MDT. * At 405 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of Hagerman, or 22 miles south of Roswell, moving northeast at 15 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... Dexter, Hagerman, Lake Arthur, Greenfield and Roswell Correctional Facility. This includes Highway 285 between Mile Markers 80 and 95.
What the agency told people to do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico since 2008417 a year
- Every warning type in New Mexico
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels