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EFU Tornado — Mckinley, New Mexico

2023-05-13 · near Rehoboth, Mckinley, New Mexico

0.5 mi
Path length
20 yds
Path width

Event narrative

The acting fire chief of McKinley County sent a video of a brief landspout tornado near Gallup. It caused no damage.

Wider weather episode

A strong backdoor cold front surged through the gaps of the central mountain chain during the very early morning of May 13, 2023. High winds produced repeated gusts to 60 mph at the Albuquerque Sunport. A tree was blown down in an Albuquerque neighborhood. Meanwhile, an unrelated brief landspout tornado was reported near Gallup by the acting fire chief of McKinley County. The landspout caused no damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1092360. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.