Special Weather Statement for Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley
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What is happening
At 752 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles southwest of Akela to 13 miles east of Columbus. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured...
What the bulletin says to do
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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Bulletin details
At 752 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles southwest of Akela to 13 miles east of Columbus. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Afton, Deming Ranchettes, Las Cruces West Mesa, Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, Aden Crater, Mount Riley, Camel Mountain, and Kilbourne Hole. This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 111 and 133.
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Special Weather Statement issued October 19 at 7:53PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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