Special Weather Statement for Northwest Highlands; West Central Mountains
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Northwest Highlands, West Central Mountains
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 443 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northeast of Prewitt, or 14 miles east of Thoreau, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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 443 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northeast of Prewitt, or 14 miles east of Thoreau, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Prewitt. This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 65 and 66.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued October 21 at 4:43PM 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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