Special Weather Statement for West Central Highlands, Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area, Lower Rio Grande Valley and South Central Highlands, New Mexico, and 1 more area

Ended at 4:00 PM MST.

Issued by the National Weather Service in Albuquerque at 3:30 PM MST, Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Places in the statement: Los Lunas, Belen, Valencia, Bosque Farms, Bernardo, Veguita, Jarales, Casa Colorada, La Joya and Los Trujillos-Gabaldon.

Areas: West Central Highlands; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Lower Rio Grande Valley; South Central Highlands; San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands.

The Weather Service's text

At 330 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong showers and thunderstorms extending from 17 miles west of Los Lunas to 10 miles north of Magdalena, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between Mile Markers 166 and 179. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 158 and 209.

What to do

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.