VIDEO SHOWING THE ACTION AND THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND. IT’S JUST AFTER 330 ON THURSDAY, A POSSIBLE LANDSPOUT TORNADO RIPPING ACROSS I-25, SLAMMING THROUGH LOS LUNAS. THIS DASH CAM VIDEO SHOWING ITS SIZE THEN SPARKS ERUPT AFTER IT HITS POWER LINES HAPPENING NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE. EVERYTHING WAS GOING SMOOTH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, STARTED FLICKERING. THEN WE HEARD LIKE A VERY LOUD NOISE, A DEL TACO PARKING LOT IS JUST ONE OF THE PLACES WHERE THERE’S STILL DEBRIS LEFT BEHIND. THESE ARE PIECES OF TIN. WE’RE TOLD THAT SOMEBODY WAS ACTUALLY IN THAT DRIVE THROUGH. AND THESE PIECES OF TIN ACTUALLY HIT THEIR VEHICLE. THEY WERE TRAPPED INSIDE, HAD TO BE RESCUED BY FIREFIGHTERS. SOMEHOW, DESPITE TREMENDOUS ODDS. AND THEN THE BUILDING STRUCTURE IS FINE. WE STILL ACTUALLY HAVE POWER TOO, EVEN THOUGH IT HIT THE POWER LINES ON THE VIDEO ALL ACROSS THE VILLAGE, CREWS RACING TO CLEAN UP THE DAMAGE. BROKEN TREE LIMBS, COTTONWOOD BRANCHES AND DEBRIS THROWN IN EVERY DIRECTION. AT LOS LUNAS HIGH SCHOOL, BATTING CAGE NETS ARE NOW TWISTED HIGH UP INTO LIGHT POLES, A STUNNING SIGN OF JUST HOW POWERFUL THE WINDS WERE. HERE’S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF DAMAGE. YOU SEE THIS ROCK? WELL, IT’S ACTUALLY ONE OF MANY THAT FLEW THROUGH ONE SIDE OF THE WINDOW AND CAME OUT OF THIS SIDE. YOU CAN SEE PIECES OF THAT WINDOW HERE ON THE GROUND. WE’RE TOLD THAT A FAMILY WAS ACTUALLY INSIDE, AND THANKFULLY THEY’RE ALL OKAY TONIGHT. THIS CAR NOW WRAPPED IN PLASTIC, ITS WINDOWS BLOWN OUT, GLASS SHATTERED THROUGHOUT THE INSIDE. AND AMID THE CLEANUP, A FAINT RAINBOW STRETCHED ACROSS THE SKY. IF YOU GUYS DO SEE A BIG STORM LIKE THIS, TAKE SHELTER. BE SAFE. STAY IN YOUR CARS. RU
Possible landspout tornado rips through Los Lunas, damaging homes and cars
A possible landspout tornado swept through Los Lunas on Thursday afternoon, leaving behind damaged homes, shattered cars, and debris scattered across the village. Dashcam footage captured it near Interstate 25 around 3:30 p.m., showing its size and sparks erupting as it hit power lines twice. “Well, everything was going smooth, and all of a sudden, the lights went out. And then we heard, like, a very loud noise,” Maria Gutierrez said, who works nearby.Gutierrez said pieces of sheet metal flew from an unknown direction and landed on top of a truck in the Del Taco drive-thru. The people inside were trapped and needed to be freed by the Los Lunas firefighters. They were unharmed inside. Crews were seen across the village cleaning up broken tree limbs, cottonwood branches, and debris scattered in every direction on Thursday evening. At Los Lunas High School, batting cage nets were twisted high into light poles, showcasing the strength of the winds. One car was left wrapped in plastic after its windows were blown out, with shattered glass strewn throughout the interior. “If you guys do see a big storm like this, take shelter. Be safe. Stay in your cars. Run into a building,” one resident said.Officials with the village of Los Lunas said they have not received any further reports of injuries.
A possible landspout tornado swept through Los Lunas on Thursday afternoon, leaving behind damaged homes, shattered cars, and debris scattered across the village.
Dashcam footage captured it near Interstate 25 around 3:30 p.m., showing its size and sparks erupting as it hit power lines twice.
“Well, everything was going smooth, and all of a sudden, the lights went out. And then we heard, like, a very loud noise,” Maria Gutierrez said, who works nearby.
Gutierrez said pieces of sheet metal flew from an unknown direction and landed on top of a truck in the Del Taco drive-thru. The people inside were trapped and needed to be freed by the Los Lunas firefighters. They were unharmed inside.
Crews were seen across the village cleaning up broken tree limbs, cottonwood branches, and debris scattered in every direction on Thursday evening.
At Los Lunas High School, batting cage nets were twisted high into light poles, showcasing the strength of the winds.
One car was left wrapped in plastic after its windows were blown out, with shattered glass strewn throughout the interior.
“If you guys do see a big storm like this, take shelter. Be safe. Stay in your cars. Run into a building,” one resident said.
Officials with the village of Los Lunas said they have not received any further reports of injuries.
