Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
551 WWUS85 KABQ 112149 SPSABQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 349 PM MDT Thu Jul 11 2024 NMZ227-228-112215- Far Northeast Highlands-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass- 349 PM MDT Thu Jul 11 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM MDT... At 348 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sugarite Canyon State Park, or near Raton, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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, Raton Pass, Sugarite, and Sugarite Canyon State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 445 and 460. Highway 64 between Mile Markers 340 and 356. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy building. Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous driving conditions. && LAT...LON 3691 10415 3676 10448 3699 10455 3700 10454 3700 10428 TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 317DEG 15KT 3696 10442 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ DPorter