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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
322 PM MDT Mon Aug 12 2024

NMZ227-228-122145-
Far Northeast Highlands-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton
Pass-
322 PM MDT Mon Aug 12 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL COLFAX COUNTY
THROUGH 345 PM MDT...

At 322 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles southwest of Raton Pass, or 13 miles west of Raton, moving east
at 35 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 460.
 Highway 64 between Mile Markers 350 and 355.

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.

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LAT...LON 3682 10433 3681 10489 3682 10490 3697 10491
      3700 10480 3699 10437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 259DEG 32KT 3693 10467

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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