NWS Albuquerque NMSV.W 0274August 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Harding and Union, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Harding and Union in New Mexico, which was in force until 10:30 p.m. local time on August 27. It was the 274th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Albuquerque issued in 2026. New Mexico had 80 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2026, against 55 in an average August of 2008-2025 (New Mexico's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
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The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albuquerque NM
- Area
- Harding and Union
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:00 p.m. MDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 10:30 p.m. MDT, August 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KABQ SV.W 0274
- 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... East Central Harding County in northeastern New Mexico... Southeastern Union County in northeastern New Mexico... * Until 1030 PM MDT. * At 1000 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Amistad, 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... Amistad and Hayden.
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. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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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, August 20264,574 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels