Special Weather Statement for Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 300 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 21 miles north of Ute Park, or 32 miles west of Raton, moving southeast at 10 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....
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 300 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 21 miles north of Ute Park, or 32 miles west of Raton, moving southeast at 10 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... Vermejo Park.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 3:00PM 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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