Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
200 WWUS85 KABQ 190006 SPSABQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 606 PM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 NMZ227-228-190030- Far Northeast Highlands-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass- 606 PM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM MDT... At 605 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Raton, moving east at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Raton, Sugarite, and Sugarite Canyon State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 447 and 456. Highway 64 between Mile Markers 350 and 359. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous driving conditions. && LAT...LON 3684 10450 3697 10446 3696 10425 3675 10430 TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 286DEG 5KT 3689 10441 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ DPorter