REPORTED TORNADO · PRELIMINARY
Tornado reported near 3 NE McAlister, Quay County, NM
A tornado was reported near 3 NE McAlister in Quay County, NM on October 25, 2026 at 21:28 UTC. This is a preliminary local storm report collected by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center — reported, not confirmed; any official rating comes from a later NWS damage survey.
The report, as filed
LOCATION (AS REPORTED)
3 NE McAlister
COUNTY
Quay County
STATE
NM
DATE
October 25, 2026
TIME
21:28 UTC
REPORTED SCALE
UNK — no rating in the report
COORDINATES
34.72°N, 103.74°W
“Emergency manager confirmed brief tornado but remained in open fields with no damage reported. (ABQ)”
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