New Mexico Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 06/26/2026 15:35

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 26 at 4:35PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 26, 2026 - 3:35pm
Expires: 
June 26, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
At 435 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles south of White Rock, or 13 miles southeast of Los Alamos, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Santa Fe, White Rock, Pojoaque, Eldorado At Santa Fe, Tesuque, La Cienega, Rio En Medio in Santa Fe County, Hyde Memorial State Park, Canada De Los Alamos and Nambe Pueblo. This includes the following highways... Highway 285 between Mile Markers 289 and 290. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 265 and 295.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce visibility below one quarter mile at times.
Area Description: 
Jemez Mountains; Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albuquerque NM