Special Weather Statement for West Central Highlands; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area
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What is happening
At 758 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 19 miles west of Los Chaves, or 19 miles west of Los Lunas, moving northwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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.
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Bulletin details
At 758 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 19 miles west of Los Chaves, or 19 miles west of Los Lunas, moving northwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Mainly rural areas of Northwestern Valencia, Bernalillo and Eastern Cibola Counties.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 7:58PM 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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