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Albuquerque, New Mexico – Tornadoes are less common here than in the central Plains, but they do occur in New Mexico, and when an alert is issued, residents may have only minutes to act.
According to the National Weather Service, tornadoes occur most frequently between the Rocky Mountains and west of the Appalachians, and eastern New Mexico lies along the western edge of that active severe weather corridor. The state averages several confirmed tornadoes in many years, with peak activity in late spring and early summer when dryline boundaries and strong thunderstorms develop over the High Plains…