New Mexico Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 06/30/2026 15:38

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 30 at 4:38PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 30, 2026 - 3:38pm
Expires: 
June 30, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
At 438 PM MDT, surface observations indicated a line of showers extending from 9 miles east of Las Vegas to near Villanueva, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Surface observations. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Las Vegas, Tecolote, Romeroville, Storrie Lake State Park, Ribera, Villanueva, Villanueva State Park, Los Montoyas, Chapelle and Ojitos Frios. This includes the following highways... State Road 518 between Mile Markers 1 and 5. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 317 and 363. State Road 104 between Mile Markers 1 and 21.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Central Highlands; Northeast Highlands
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albuquerque NM