EF0 tornado in Valencia County, New Mexico

A NWS Employee captured video of a landspout tornado beginning in an open field southwest of I-25 and NM Highway 6, moving ENE and crossing the intersection turning to the NE moving through multiple businesses. Damage to metal awnings, vehicles, and covered parking was surveyed at the public health building. Batting cage netting was lifted into tall light poles at the baseball field southeast of Los Lunas High School where the landspout ended. Damage is an estimate.

The season's first rendition of the North American Monsoon high developed over south-central and southwestern NM with increased low-level moisture intruding beneath it. Faster westerly flow along the northern periphery of the high allowed for some convective organization and stronger afternoon thunderstorms. Relatively warm conditions and low humidity also allowed for strong downdrafts to occur yielding severe wind gusts from decaying thunderstorms mainly over western and central NM each day. Several of these dry downbursts produced blowing dust with one particular event resulting in zero visibility in Rio Rancho on the 25th. Storms through central and eastern NM were wetter in nature threatening locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Flash flooding was reported in Raton on the 24th, with another report of heavy rains producing a landslide from steep terrain near Jemez Springs along NM Highway 4 on the 26th. Other storms produced various severe wind gusts and hail across portions of northern and central NM each day.