Special Weather Statement for Chaves County Plains
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Chaves County Plains
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- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
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- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 905 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 18 miles north of Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge to 5 miles east of Hagerman, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 905 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 18 miles north of Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge to 5 miles east of Hagerman, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Dexter, Hagerman, Bottomless Lakes State Park, Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge, Elkins and Greenfield. This includes the following highways... Highway 380 between Mile Markers 159 and 194. Highway 285 between Mile Markers 117 and 137.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued October 24 at 9:05PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
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Source and limitations
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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