NWS Albuquerque NMSV.W 0300September 19, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cibola, Socorro and Valencia, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Cibola, Socorro and Valencia in New Mexico, which was in force until 3:15 p.m. local time on September 19. It was the 300th 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).
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The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albuquerque NM
- Area
- Cibola, Socorro and Valencia
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:35 p.m. MDT, September 19, 2026
- Expires
- 3:15 p.m. MDT, September 19, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KABQ SV.W 0300
- 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... North Central Socorro County in central New Mexico... West Central Valencia County in central New Mexico... Southeastern Cibola County in west central New Mexico... * Until 315 PM MDT. * At 235 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 26 miles southeast of Acoma Pueblo, or 32 miles south of Laguna Pueblo, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size 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... Mainly rural areas of North Central Socorro, West Central Valencia and Southeastern Cibola Counties.
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