New Mexico Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/14/2026 19:37

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 14 at 8:37PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 14, 2026 - 7:37pm
Expires: 
May 14, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
At 837 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Taiban, or 15 miles east of Fort Sumner, moving east at 40 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... House, Tolar, Taiban and Mcalister. This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 341 and 350.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Frequent lightning and damaging winds are likely from this storm, but little rain will reach the ground.
Area Description: 
Quay County; Curry County; Roosevelt County; De Baca County
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albuquerque NM