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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 23 at 12:53PM MDT until October 23 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM, United States of America

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
696 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NEW MEXICO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

BERNALILLO LINCOLN SOCORRO
TORRANCE VALENCIA

IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

DE BACA GUADALUPE

IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

LOS ALAMOS RIO ARRIBA SANDOVAL
SANTA FE TAOS

IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO

COLFAX HARDING MORA
SAN MIGUEL

IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO

SAN JUAN

IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO

CHAVES

IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

CATRON CIBOLA MCKINLEY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBUQUERQUE, ALTO,
BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT, BELEN, BITTER LAKE WILDLIFE REFUGE,
BONITO LAKE, BOSQUE DEL APACHE, BOSQUE FARMS, CHAMA,
CHICOSA LAKE STATE PARK, CLINES CORNERS, CONCHAS, CROWNPOINT,
DATIL, DULCE, ESPANOLA, ESTANCIA, FARMINGTON, FORT SUMNER,
GALLUP, GRAN QUIVIRA, GRANTS, LAS VEGAS, LOS ALAMOS, LOS LUNAS,
MCINTOSH, MEADOW LAKE, MIDWAY, MILLS, MORA, MORIARTY,
MOUNTAINAIR, NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY, QUESTA,
RANCHOS DE TAOS, RATON, RESERVE, RIO COMMUNITIES, RIO RANCHO,
ROSEBUD, ROSWELL, ROY, RUIDOSO, SANTA FE, SANTA ROSA, SOCORRO,
SUGARITE, TAOS, TAOS PUEBLO, VALENCIA, WAGON MOUND, WHITE ROCK,
YATES, YESO, AND ZUNI PUEBLO.

Measurements

Coordinates39.9645, -100.8105
RegionBernalillo, NM; Catron, NM; Chaves, NM; Cibola, NM; Colfax, NM; De Baca, NM; Guadalupe, NM; Harding, NM; Lincoln, NM; Los Alamos, NM; McKinley, NM; Mora, N
Location Precisioncountry
Issuing AuthorityUnited States of America — us-noaa-nws-en
Cap UrgencyFuture
Cap CertaintyPossible
Cap Expires2026-10-23T21:00:00-06:00

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The agency did not publish coordinates for this warning. The pin is the centre of the country, not the location of the event — read the area name, not the map, for where it applies.

Area as the agency stated it: Bernalillo, NM; Catron, NM; Chaves, NM; Cibola, NM; Colfax, NM; De Baca, NM; Guadalupe, NM; Harding, NM; Lincoln, NM; Los Alamos, NM; McKinley, NM; Mora, N

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