Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
464 WWUS85 KABQ 182300 SPSABQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 500 PM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 NMZ212-215-223-229-182330- Central Highlands-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass-Northeast Highlands- 500 PM MDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM MDT... At 500 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Tecolote, or 13 miles southwest of Las Vegas, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Las Vegas, Romeroville, Tecolote, Ribera, Chapelle, Sena, Ojitos Frios, San Geronimo, San Pablo, and San Jose. This includes the following highways... Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 316 and 345. State Road 283 between Mile Markers 1 and 7. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3559 10545 3558 10518 3526 10524 3535 10562 TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 011DEG 9KT 3549 10542 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ 44