NWS Albuquerque NMSV.W 0291September 18, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Rio Arriba and San Juan, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Rio Arriba and San Juan in New Mexico, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on September 18. It was the 291st 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
- Rio Arriba and San Juan
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:12 p.m. MDT, September 18, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. MDT, September 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KABQ SV.W 0291
- 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... Western Rio Arriba County in north central New Mexico... East Central San Juan County in northwestern New Mexico... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 412 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles south of Turley, or 14 miles southeast of Bloomfield, moving northeast at 10 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... Mainly rural areas of Western Rio Arriba and East Central San Juan Counties. This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 82 and 86.
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