Special Weather Statement for West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo, Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, Southeast Tularosa Basin, West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands, West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet
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What is happening
At 807 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Alamogordo, moving north at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Tularosa, Alamogordo, Sunspot, White Sands...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for south central New Mexico.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 807 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Alamogordo, moving north at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Tularosa, Alamogordo, Sunspot, White Sands National Park, Burro Flats, La Luz, Holloman Air Force Base, Boles Acres, Oliver Lee State Park, and Alamorosa. This includes the following highways... Highway 70 in New Mexico between mile markers 201 and 212. Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 51 and 83.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued October 23 at 8:07PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
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Source and limitations
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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