Special Weather Statement for Jemez Mountains; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 625 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near San Ysidro, or 17 miles northwest of Rio Rancho, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce visibility below one quarter mile at times.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 625 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near San Ysidro, or 17 miles northwest of Rio Rancho, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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... San Ysidro, Zia Pueblo, Mariposa and Jemez Pueblo. This includes Highway 550 between Mile Markers 8 and 28.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 6:25PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Official revision
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.
- CAP status
- Actual
- Message type
- Alert
- Last collected