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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Colfax, NM; Mora, NM

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Colfax, Mora
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What is happening

At 343 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Black Lake, or 25 miles east of Taos, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained spotters reported. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding,...

What the bulletin says to do

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm has produced dangerous hail and is capable of producing damaging winds. Heavy rains from severe thunderstorms can produce sudden and dangerous flows in arroyos, ditches and over low water crossings. Do not attempt to drive through areas where water covers the roadway.

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Bulletin details

At 343 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Black Lake, or 25 miles east of Taos, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained spotters reported. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Angel Fire, Cimarron, Philmont Scout Ranch, Rayado and Miami. This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 276 and 277...and near Mile Marker 303...and between Mile Markers 305 and 310.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 4 at 3:43PM MDT until August 4 at 4:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 4 at 3:26PM MDT until August 4 at 4:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Albuquerque NM. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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