Special Weather Statement for Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Lower Rio Grande Valley; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Lower Rio Grande Valley, Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area, San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands, Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood, South Central Highlands
- Effective
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- Moderate
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- Observed
What is happening
At 443 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong outflow boundary extending from 7 miles northwest of Los Lunas to over Lemitar, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted...
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 443 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong outflow boundary extending from 7 miles northwest of Los Lunas to over Lemitar, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Los Lunas, Socorro, Belen, Valencia, Bosque Farms, Veguita, Casa Colorada, Bernardo, Jarales and Rio Communities. This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between Mile Markers 138 and 194. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 148 and 209.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 4:43PM 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.
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