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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
230 AM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025

NMZ213-216-227-160900-
Upper Rio Grande Valley NM-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including
Raton Pass NM-Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains NM-
230 AM MDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN TAOS AND NORTHWESTERN
COLFAX COUNTIES UNTIL 3 AM MDT...

At 230 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Questa, moving northeast at 55 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Questa, Red River, Taos Ski Valley, Amalia, Arroyo Seco, Arroyo
  Hondo, Taos Pueblo, Cerro, Lama and San Cristobal.

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 233 and 251.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and
hazardous driving conditions.

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LAT...LON 3638 10565 3652 10588 3700 10547 3699 10502
      3692 10509 3693 10512 3689 10517 3688 10518
      3688 10514
TIME...MOT...LOC 0830Z 217DEG 48KT 3669 10560

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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