Weather Alerts For Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM

# HEADLINE -------------------- A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SANTA FE COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM MDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 541 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northwest of Galisteo, or 15 miles south of Santa Fe, moving southwest at 5 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE - Eldorado At Santa Fe, Galisteo, Los Cerrillos, Cerrillos Hills State Park, Lamy and Madrid. - This includes Highway 285 between Mile Markers 282 and 288. ISSUED AT Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 5:41 PM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Albuquerque NM HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Santa Fe Metro Area NM

Closest strike: 1.27 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.