Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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266 WWUS85 KABQ 202254 SPSABQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 454 PM MDT Mon May 20 2024 NMZ201-203>208-210-211-202330- West Central Plateau-Far Northwest Highlands-West Central Highlands-Tusas Mountains Including Chama-Northwest Highlands-Southwest Mountains-Jemez Mountains-Northwest Plateau-West Central Mountains- 454 PM MDT Mon May 20 2024 ...A LINE OF GUSTY VIRGA SHOWERS WILL IMPACT CIBOLA...EASTERN MCKINLEY...WESTERN RIO ARRIBA...WESTERN SANDOVAL...NORTHWESTERN CATRON AND SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM MDT... At 448 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 11 miles northwest of Dulce southwestward to near Luna in Catron county. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Localized gusts to 70 mph from dry microbursts are possible until around sunset. SOURCE...Farmington Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS) wind gust to 75 mph observed at 4:24 PM MDT. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Grants, Chama, Cuba, Dulce, Crownpoint, Tierra Amarilla, Thoreau, Luna, Milan, and Quemado. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy building. Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce visibilities below one quarter mile at times. && LAT...LON 3462 10905 3700 10721 3699 10639 3617 10669 3522 10725 3393 10870 3372 10904 TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 351DEG 25KT 3709 10710 3409 10942 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ 33