Lightning TrackerAlbuquerque storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Albuquerque, NM, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Albuquerque by the numbers
Severe storms reach Albuquerque a handful of times a year: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 176 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 103 hail reports, 65 damaging-wind reports and 8 tornado reports. On average that is 7.8 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in May, June, July, when 67% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 1 hail report, 8 wind reports and 1 tornado report around Albuquerque; the largest hail was 1.00″ (quarter) on Jan 8, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Albuquerque
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi SE · Bernalillo Co. |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi SE · Bernalillo Co. |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Damaging wind | 14 mi SE · Bernalillo Co. |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Tornado | 20 mi S · Valencia Co. |
| Jun 14, 2026 | Damaging wind | 16 mi N · Sandoval Co. |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi NW · Bernalillo Co. |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 4 mi SE · Bernalillo Co. |
| Sep 28, 2025 | Hail 1.00″ | 20 mi E |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Damaging wind | 7 mi NW |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Tornado | 12 mi NE |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Albuquerque
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Albuquerque
Albuquerque averages 3.9 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.00 inches — about the size of a hen egg — reported 19 miles from the city centre on Jul 12, 2025. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Albuquerque
There have been 8 tornado reports within 25 miles of Albuquerque since 2016; the strongest was rated EF0 (Jul 23, 2021, 15 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Albuquerque
Does Albuquerque get a lot of severe storms?
Albuquerque averages 7.8 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Albuquerque?
Most severe-weather reports around Albuquerque come in May, June, July.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Albuquerque?
2.00 inches (hen egg size) on Jul 12, 2025, 19 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Albuquerque?
Yes — 8 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF0 on Jul 23, 2021.
How do I get storm alerts for Albuquerque?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Albuquerque, NM. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Albuquerque, NM. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 3, 2026.