Southern High Plains severe storms
Southern High Plains severe recap
Southern High Plains severe recap: 16 hail, 4 tornado, 9 wind, 1 damage reports on file. 42 flood reports are stored for the same region.
Oct 24, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026. 16 hail reports, 4 tornado reports, 9 wind reports, and 1 wind-damage report are on file for Southern High Plains severe storms.
Event page · Damage map · High Plains flash flood · Flood reports
Hail
The largest hailstone on file is 1.75 inches at 4 S Fort Bliss, TX. 16 reports are stored.
| How strong the report was, in the units the National Weather Service used. Blank when the report did not include a number. | Eastern TimeWhen the report was valid, shown in Eastern Time. | The town, or the distance from a town, in the local storm report. | RemarksThe note that came with the local storm report. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.75 Inch | 8:00 PM ET Fri, Oct 23 | 4 S Fort Bliss, TX | Golf Ball sized hail damaged the greens on a golf course beyond repair with thousands of large divots in the turf. |
| 1.25 Inch | 9:20 PM ET Sun, Oct 25 | 6 SW Ancho, NM | Quarter to half dollar size hail. |
| 1 Inch | 9:05 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 1 SW Santa Fe, NM | Dime to quarter size hail. |
| 1 Inch | 7:57 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 5 NE Smokey Bear Histor, NM | — |
| 1 Inch | 7:10 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 1 E White Sands, NM | One inch hail at WSMR Headquarters. |
| 1 Inch | 6:38 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 3 S Canutillo, TX | Public reported quarter size hail in the neighborhood near Rudy's. |
| 1 Inch | 8:00 PM ET Fri, Oct 23 | 2 S Fort Bliss near a C, TX | Hail covering the ground at a Costco parking lot at Interstate 10 and Towbridge Dr. |
| 1 Inch | 8:00 PM ET Fri, Oct 23 | 3 S Fort Bliss in South, TX | Spotter also reported 1.5 inches of rain and wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph. |
The table is the largest stored hail. The damage map has all 16 hail reports.
Tornado reports and warnings
4 tornado reports are on file, at 3 NE McAlister, NM, 12 S Rattlesnake, NM, 3 E Agua Fria, NM, and 3 NE Alto, NM. No tornado warning is in the stored alert file.
| Eastern TimeWhen the report was valid, shown in Eastern Time. | The town, or the distance from a town, in the local storm report. | RemarksThe note that came with the local storm report. |
|---|---|---|
| 5:28 PM ET Sun, Oct 25 | 3 NE McAlister, NM | Emergency manager confirmed brief tornado but remained in open fields with no damage reported. |
| 4:24 PM ET Sun, Oct 25 | 12 S Rattlesnake, NM | Several pics and video of a tornado near Table Mesa in open land on social media. No damage reported. The period of the Tornado report was 8 minutes. |
| 9:00 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 3 E Agua Fria, NM | A tornado developed in the Via Caballero neighborhood in the south central portion of Santa Fe just north of I-25. The tornado traveled northward for approximately 1.4 miles, terminating near the College of Santa Fe. Much of the damage was along Rancho Siringo and Camino Chueco Roads. Damage included broken power poles, uprooted or damaged trees, damage to roofs. Ten homes sustained damaged. This tornado has been given a preliminary rating of EF-1, pending additional information. |
| 7:15 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 3 NE Alto, NM | Minor damage to a house, trees down, garage door blown in, and shed damaged. |
The alert file is the active National Weather Service list from the last collect. An expired warning drops off. This page does not invent one.
Wind
The strongest wind gust on file is 75 mph at 25 N Organ, NM. 9 reports are stored.
| How strong the report was, in the units the National Weather Service used. Blank when the report did not include a number. | Eastern TimeWhen the report was valid, shown in Eastern Time. | The town, or the distance from a town, in the local storm report. | RemarksThe note that came with the local storm report. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 MPH | 7:50 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 25 N Organ, NM | — |
| 71 MPH | 7:20 PM ET Fri, Oct 23 | 2 E Organ, NM | WSMR site San Augustin Pass WSM05. |
| 68 MPH | 8:05 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 22 W Holloman Afb, NM | — |
| 68 MPH | 7:45 PM ET Fri, Oct 23 | 19 SE Truth Or Conseque, NM | AWOS Spaceport America K0A0. |
| 66 MPH | 7:44 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 18 N White Sands, NM | — |
The table is the strongest stored gusts. The damage map has all 9 wind reports.
Wind damage
1 wind-damage report is on file.
| Eastern TimeWhen the report was valid, shown in Eastern Time. | The town, or the distance from a town, in the local storm report. | RemarksThe note that came with the local storm report. |
|---|---|---|
| 9:10 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 3 SW Santa Fe, NM | A large mature tree, with a 1-2' trunk, was uprooted. A branch burst through a window of a residence. |
Flooding
42 flood reports are on file for High Plains flash flood.
| Eastern TimeWhen the report was valid, shown in Eastern Time. | The town, or the distance from a town, in the local storm report. | RemarksThe note that came with the local storm report. |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 PM ET Mon, Oct 26 | 5 E Horizon City, TX | 9 homes evacuated due to flooding caused by suspected dam breach. |
| 6:46 PM ET Mon, Oct 26 | 1 SW Bernardo, NM | Old Highway 60 near Bernardo bridge overtopped. Old (disused) trestle bridge overtopped over Rio Puerco. Road closed for safety. |
| 6:17 PM ET Mon, Oct 26 | 1 S Bernardo, NM | *** 1 FATAL *** 1 adult female swept away in truck in early hours. SW crews performed recovery at 1600. |
| 7:00 AM ET Mon, Oct 26 | 1 W Laguna Pueblo, NM | Portions of Old Route 66 in Laguna Pueblo washed out by Rio San Jose. |
| 7:00 AM ET Mon, Oct 26 | 10 SE Mesita, NM | Multiple residential structures in Highland Meadows flooded from over flow from Rio San Jose. |
| 3:41 AM ET Mon, Oct 26 | Dalhart, TX | All Highway 87 underpasses were closed due to at least 3 feet of standing water. Social media video shows some areas of fast-moving water that was flowing into the underpass. |
| 3:15 AM ET Mon, Oct 26 | 1 S Bernardo, NM | 15 people required water rescue. As of 1530 pm one person still missing. Others recovered successfully. |
| 2:30 AM ET Mon, Oct 26 | 7 NW Sparks, TX | Vehicle stuck in water. |
| 2:19 AM ET Mon, Oct 26 | 5 NW Sparks, TX | Vehicle stuck in flood water. |
| 2:18 AM ET Mon, Oct 26 | 4 NW Sparks, TX | Apartment flooding. |
| 2:15 AM ET Mon, Oct 26 | 4 E Montana Vista, TX | Social media video showing Montana Ave flooded near Desert Haven Road. |
| 1:49 AM ET Mon, Oct 26 | 6 NW Socorro, TX | Water flooding home. |
| 1:22 AM ET Mon, Oct 26 | Bernardo, NM | One person stranded on Roman Lopez road in mud and water, requiring rescue. |
| 12:03 AM ET Mon, Oct 26 | 8 N Two Rivers Dam, NM | NM DOT reported U.S. Hwy 70 closed 7 miles west of Roswell due to standing water over the roadway. |
| 11:46 PM ET Sun, Oct 25 | 1 E Bernardo, NM | NM DOT reported U.S. Highway 60 closed at MM 166 just east of Bernardo due to flooding in both directions. |
| 11:46 PM ET Sun, Oct 25 | 4 S Las Nutrias, NM | US 60 EB and WB closed due to flooding from Rio Puerco between Bernardo and junction of 47. |
| 11:09 PM ET Sun, Oct 25 | 6 N Agua Fria, NM | *** 1 FATAL, 2 INJ *** 1 adult female, 1 adult male and one infant in silver hatchback swept away while going through low water crossing. Adult male and infant successfully rescued. |
| 9:25 PM ET Sun, Oct 25 | 7 W Belen, NM | Bridge on Marble quarry road over Rio Puerco collapsed due to flood damage. |
| 12:09 AM ET Sun, Oct 25 | 5 W Hope, NM | A trained spotter reports a road closure due to at least 6 inches of standing water on HWY 82 at Charlie White Draw, about 6 miles west of Hope, NM. |
| 9:45 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 4 N Edgewood, NM | Cars stranded on NM-344 near Hawks Lane. |
| 8:50 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 2 W Encinoso, NM | NM DOT reported NM 246 closed at MM11 due to standing water over the roadway from flash flooding. |
| 8:26 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 1 N Seama, NM | I 40 WB and EB closed from MM 102 to 108 due to flooding over the interstate. |
| 8:23 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 6 NE Colorado City, CO | EM reports multiple cars have slide off Interstate 25 between mile markers 68 and 80 due to heavy rainfall and water on the highway. |
| 8:00 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 1 E Canutillo, TX | Social Media reports show waist high water flowing along Northwestern Dr with water getting into at least one house. |
| 7:50 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 1 S Capitan, NM | Magado Creek is out of it's banks and crossing E Deer Trail Road. E Deer Trail road is impassible. |
| 7:34 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 3 E Sunland Park, TX | TxDOT street cams showed water covering the intersection of Paisano and Executive. |
| 7:30 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 5 NE Sedillo, NM | Water over the road at Frost Road and Broken Arrow. Arroyo out of its banks. |
| 7:25 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | Anthony, TX | Service road next to I-10 near Wet and Wild is closed with water flowing over the road. |
| 7:17 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 1 NE North Acomita Vill, NM | Flash flooding has impacted first floor of Sky City Casino. Attendees have evacuated to second floor. EM is working to open a shelter. |
| 2:18 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 2 S Navajo Dam, NM | NM 539 closed due to flooding. |
| 2:13 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 2 W Fruitland, NM | N36 closed from junction of NM 371 on. Mud and Boulders in road. |
| 2:00 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 2 SW Farmington, NM | FD reports culverts getting ripped out of road from rain coming off the foothills on the north side of Farmington. |
| 1:59 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 2 SW Farmington, NM | Farmingon Glade Arroyo overflowed its banks and impacted several homes along the arroyo. |
| 12:55 PM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 1 SE Shiprock, NM | Bridge over San Juan River on HWY 64 in Shiprock is closed due to water overtopping as the river exceeded 21' in this location. |
| 1:00 AM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 13 S Pagosa Junction, NM | *** 1 FATAL *** 1 adult male swept away in truck in low water crossing. |
| 1:00 AM ET Sat, Oct 24 | 2 E Lumberton, NM | County Road 352 was washed out with mudslide and boulders. Residents above this location were cut off due to road damage. Time is a very rough estimate based on rainfall timing and nearby reports. |
| 8:30 PM ET Fri, Oct 23 | 12 NE Cabezon Peak, NM | significant flash flooding observed with hail storm along U.S. 550. |
| 8:28 PM ET Fri, Oct 23 | 3 SE Fort Bliss, TX | Ponding of water over a foot at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Airway Blvd. |
| 8:23 PM ET Fri, Oct 23 | 17 SE Truth Or Conseque, NM | Public reports 1 foot of water crossing the road near Spaceport America site. |
| 6:30 PM ET Fri, Oct 23 | Grants, NM | Drone footage shared by KRQE showed large areas of water flooding streets and properties in Grants near Nimitz Drive and East Sargeant Street. Time estimated. |
| 3:23 PM ET Fri, Oct 23 | 1 E Seama, NM | The NM Dept. of Homeland Security relayed a report from the field of river flooding along the Rio San Jose where it crosses I-40 just outside of Laguna. The river was 100 yds either side out of its banks, impacting farm land. |
| 3:20 PM ET Fri, Oct 23 | 12 NE Gallina, NM | Resident in vacation home in canyon west of Rio Chama reports road too muddy and washed out to travel on. |
Stored convective outlook
Day 1 convective outlook, 0255 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026. Valid 252000Z - 261200Z. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEW MEXICO INTO FAR WEST TEXAS AND THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible today and tonight from New Mexico into Far West Texas and the western Texas Panhandle. Isolated large hail and damaging wind gusts as well as a tornado or two are possible in these areas.
Source: National Weather Service local storm reports, via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, and active alerts from the National Weather Service. These reports are preliminary. Forecast Scoreboard is not affiliated with NWS, NOAA, or Iowa State University.