Special Weather Statement for Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Lower Rio Grande Valley; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood +1 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Lower Rio Grande Valley, Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area, Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood, South Central Highlands
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
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- Observed
What is happening
At 642 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Los Chaves to 8 miles southeast of Veguita, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and ponding of water on roadways as storms move through the area.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 642 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Los Chaves to 8 miles southeast of Veguita, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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... Los Lunas, Belen, Valencia, Bosque Farms, El Cerro Mission, Rio Communities North, Rio Communities, Meadow Lake and Tome. This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between Mile Markers 172 and 189. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 184 and 216.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued October 24 at 6:42PM 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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