Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Folsom, NM ∙ Capulin Volcano National Monument, NM ∙ Capulin, NM ∙ Des Moines, NM ∙ Sierra Grande, NM

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 357 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025 The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East Central Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico... Northwestern Union County in northeastern New Mexico... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 357 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Capulin, or 14 miles west of Des Moines, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Des Moines, Folsom and Capulin. This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 368 and 388. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing dangerous hail and damaging winds. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3667 10417 3684 10413 3685 10376 3654 10387 TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 287DEG 8KT 3674 10408 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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