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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Socorro, NM

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What is happening

At 718 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of San Antonio, or 11 miles southeast of Socorro, moving north at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations...

What the bulletin says to do

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and ponding of water on roadways as storms move through the area.

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Bulletin details

At 718 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of San Antonio, or 11 miles southeast of Socorro, moving north at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Socorro, San Antonio, Bosque Del Apache Refuge, Escondida, Laborcita and Luis Lopez. This includes the following highways... Highway 380 between Mile Markers 1 and 14. Highway 60 between Mile Markers 136 and 138. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 133 and 152.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 24 at 7:18PM MDT until October 24 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

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  2. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 24 at 6:57PM MDT until October 24 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    Official revision

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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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