A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # HEADLINE -------------------- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SANDOVAL, NORTHEASTERN CIBOLA AND EAST CENTRAL MCKINLEY COUNTIES # SUMMARY -------------------- At 437 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Marquez, or 13 miles north of Laguna Pueblo, moving northeast at 40 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- 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 Marquez, Cebolletita, Seboyeta, Bibo, Paguate and Encinal. ISSUED AT Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 4:37 PM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Albuquerque NM HEADER Severe Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT Thursday for a portion of west central New Mexico. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Cibola NM, McKinley NM, Sandoval NM
A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # HEADLINE -------------------- FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CIBOLA AND CENTRAL MCKINLEY COUNTIES # SUMMARY -------------------- At 436 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.75 inches are possible in the warned area. A high risk of flash flooding continues. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE - Grants, Milan and San Rafael in Cibola County. - This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 70 and 88. ISSUED AT Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 4:36 PM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Albuquerque NM HEADER Flash Flood Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Cibola NM, McKinley NM
# SUMMARY -------------------- TORNADO WATCH 693 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEW MEXICO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO SAN JUAN IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO CATRON CIBOLA MCKINLEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CROWNPOINT, DATIL, FARMINGTON, GALLUP, GRANTS, NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY, RESERVE, AND ZUNI PUEBLO. # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 2:39 PM MDT ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM HEADER WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 693/694
# HEADLINE -------------------- FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. WHERE Portions of western, central, and north-central New Mexico, mainly along and west of the Continental Divide. WHEN Through late tonight. IMPACTS Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. ADDITIONAL DETAILS - A potent Pacific storm system will continue to draw deep moisture over western New Mexico generating widespread showers and thunderstorms. Some of the fast moving thunderstorms will produce locally heavy rain at rates over 1 inch per hour, and storms will train in succession over some locations repeatedly increasing the risk of flash flooding. Additional rain amounts for the remainder of tonight through late Thursday night will generally range from 0.25 inch to 1 inch, with locally higher totals up to 3 inches. - This includes Farmington, Gallup, Zuni Pueblo, and portions of Navajo Nation. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood ISSUED AT Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 11:53 AM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Albuquerque NM HEADER Flood Watch # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Northwest Highlands, West Central Highlands, Chuska Mountains, Far Northwest Highlands, Northwest Plateau, San Francisco River Valley, Southwest Mountains, Tusas Mountains, West Central Mountains, West Central Plateau Including Chama-San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands-
Closest strike: 4.13 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.
There is a Marginal Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ARIZONA/WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE FOUR CORNERS SUMMARY Scattered severe thunderstorms remain possible across the Southwest, with the most intense cells expected across parts of Arizona and western New Mexico this afternoon and evening. Large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes are all possible. 20z Update Convective coverage has increased across portions of eastern/northeastern Arizona over the past couple of hours, with widely scattered supercell structures noted through the morning/early afternoon via regional radar imagery. Expectations remain generally unchanged regarding the evolution of this convection and the associated severe threat across much of eastern Arizona/western New Mexico and the Four Corners region. Thus, no changes were made to the primary risk area. Along the periphery, a minor eastward expansion of the existing Level 1/Marginal Risk was made along the central CO/NM border where some low-probability potential for mainly damaging wind gusts may persist farther eastward. Elsewhere, only minor adjustments were made to the General Thunder area, including some trimming along the California coastline to the west of the mid/upper trough axis. See the previous discussion and MCD #2399 for additional information.
