Special Weather Statement for Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass; Far Northeast Highlands
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What is happening
At 533 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Raton Crews Airport, or 15 miles southwest of Raton, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
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Bulletin details
At 533 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Raton Crews Airport, or 15 miles southwest of Raton, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph and half inch 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... Raton Crews Airport. This includes the following highways... Highway 64 between Mile Markers 324 and 344...and near Mile Marker 357. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 428 and 447.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 5:33PM 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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