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Special Weather Statement for Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood

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At 616 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Albuquerque to 7 miles east of Meadow Lake, moving southwest at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around...

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Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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At 616 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Albuquerque to 7 miles east of Meadow Lake, moving southwest at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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... Albuquerque, Los Lunas, Valencia, Bosque Farms, Isleta Pueblo, Meadow Lake, South Valley, El Cerro Mission and Rio Communities North. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 146 and 167. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 206 and 230.

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    Special Weather Statement issued July 24 at 6:16PM 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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