Special Weather Statement for Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Lower Rio Grande Valley
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What is happening
At 511 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Bernardo, or 19 miles southwest of Belen, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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.
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Bulletin details
At 511 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Bernardo, or 19 miles southwest of Belen, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Veguita, Bernardo, Jarales, Casa Colorada, Sabinal, Abeytas and Las Nutrias. This includes the following highways... Highway 60 near Mile Marker 166. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 172 and 189.
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Special Weather Statement issued October 23 at 5:11PM 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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