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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE, NM
1208 PM MDT FRI JUN 26 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/25/2026 TORNADO EVENT
OVERVIEW
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED OVER THE LOS LUNAS AREA AROUND
300 TO 340 PM MDT PROMPTING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING. AN
INDIVIDUAL STORM IN THIS LINE PRODUCED A LAND SPOUT TYPE TORNADO
AND WAS RECORDED ON VIDEO AROUND 334 PM MDT BY AN NWS EMPLOYEE IN
THE AREA. OTHER VIDEO ACCOUNTS SHOWED THE LAND SPOUT MOVING
THROUGH THE POPULATED AREA NEAR THE INTERSTATE 25 AND HIGHWAY 6
INTERSECTION. VALENCIA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED
MULTIPLE CALLS INTO THE 911 CALL CENTER STARTING AROUND 345 PM
MDT. THE LAND SPOUT TORNADO DISSIPATED BY THAT TIME.
..LOS LUNAS
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 65 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.23 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 60 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/25/2026
START TIME: 03:34 PM MDT
START LOCATION: 2 W LOS LUNAS / VALENCIA COUNTY / NM
START LAT/LON: 34.8088 / -106.7717
END DATE: 06/26/2026
END TIME: 03:41 PM MDT
END LOCATION: 1 WNW LOS LUNAS / VALENCIA COUNTY / NM
END LAT/LON: 34.8173 / -106.7532
SURVEY SUMMARY:
LAND SPOUT TORNADO BEGAN IN AN OPEN FIELD SOUTHWEST OF THE I-25
AND HWY 6 INTERSECTION, CROSSED I-25 JUST SOUTH OF THE
INTERSECTION MOVING ENE, THEN TURNING MORE TO THE NE CROSSING HWY
6 EAST OF I-25 THROUGH MULTIPLE BUSINESSES. DAMAGE TO METAL
AWNINGS AND COVERED PARKING AT THE PUBLIC HEALTH BUILDING CAUSED A
DEBRIS FIELD, DAMAGING MULTIPLE VEHICLES IN PARKING LOTS. BATTING
CAGE NETTING WAS LIFTED INTO TALL LIGHT POLES AT THE BASEBALL
FIELD SE OF LOS LUNAS HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WERE MULTIPLE VIDEOS ON
SOCIAL MEDIA CONFIRMING THE LAND SPOUT WITH DEBRIS AND POWER
FLASHES. NWS EMPLOYEE VIDEO SHOWED EVIDENCE OF WHERE IT BEGAN. NO
OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND BEYOND THE BASEBALL FIELDS SIGNALING THE
END POINT. DAMAGE WIDTH BASED ON DEBRIS FIELD FROM EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT, MEDIA AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
REPORTED 911 CALLS AROUND 345PM MT REPORTING THE INCIDENT.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
OVERPECK
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