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
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- Moderate
- Official urgency
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- Official certainty
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What is happening
At 722 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles west of Abo, or 22 miles southeast of Belen, moving northeast at 20 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...
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 722 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles west of Abo, or 22 miles southeast of Belen, moving northeast at 20 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... Mountainair, Manzano Mountain State Park and Abo. This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 180 and 198...and between Mile Markers 201 and 205.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued October 24 at 7:22PM 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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