NWS Albuquerque NMTO.W 0004October 22, 2026
Tornado Warning: Cibola, McKinley and Sandoval, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a tornado warning for Cibola, McKinley and Sandoval in New Mexico, which was in force until 3:15 p.m. local time on October 22. It was the 4th tornado warning the NWS office in Albuquerque issued in 2026. New Mexico had 1 tornado warning in October 2026, against 1 in an average October of 2008-2025 (New Mexico's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albuquerque NM
- Area
- Cibola, McKinley and Sandoval
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:13 p.m. MDT, October 22, 2026
- Expires
- 3:15 p.m. MDT, October 22, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KABQ TO.W 0004
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in New Mexico since 2008Every warning type in New Mexico
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The notice as issued
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning will be allowed to expire. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT Thursday for a portion of north central New Mexico. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT Thursday for a portion of west central New Mexico.
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