Special Weather Statement for Lower Rio Grande Valley; South Central Highlands; San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Lower Rio Grande Valley, San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands, South Central Highlands
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- Moderate
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What is happening
At 520 PM MDT, surface observations indicated a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Socorro to 29 miles southwest of Bosque Del Apache Refuge, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Surface observations. At 515 PM MDT, the Socorro Airport reported a 53 mph wind gust....
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 520 PM MDT, surface observations indicated a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Socorro to 29 miles southwest of Bosque Del Apache Refuge, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Surface observations. At 515 PM MDT, the Socorro Airport reported a 53 mph wind gust. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Socorro, Bosque Del Apache Refuge, San Antonio, Laborcita and Luis Lopez. This includes the following highways... Highway 380 between Mile Markers 1 and 19. Highway 60 between Mile Markers 126 and 138. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 103 and 150.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 5:20PM 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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