High Wind Watch issued October 13 at 11:31PM MDT until October 16 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
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* WHAT...East winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area, Lower Rio Grande Valley, South Central Highlands, and Upper Tularosa Valley. * WHEN...From Thursday evening through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest wind gusts will be at canyon openings in eastern Albuquerque and in Carrizozo. Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds.
- Event time
- Source last updated
- Current version retrieved
- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- NM, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Lower Rio Grande Valley; South Central Highlands; Upper Tularosa Valley
- event
- High Wind Watch
- onset
- 2026-10-15T18:00:00-06:00
- states
- ["NM"]
- urgency
- Future
- certainty
- Possible
- effective
- 2026-10-13T23:31:00-06:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2b6e1d7cee412068ddf2ce3cd27a766d183ba78e.003.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.54d9354029d50743053437aefa4169ecfe6eb5a1.002.1"]
- instruction
- Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds.
- message type
- Update
- location basis
- Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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