Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
382 WWUS55 KABQ 161933 SVSABQ Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 133 PM MDT Thu May 16 2024 NMC005-041-162015- /O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-240516T2015Z/ Roosevelt-Chaves- 133 PM MDT Thu May 16 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROOSEVELT AND NORTHEASTERN CHAVES COUNTIES... At 132 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of Elkins, or 42 miles northeast of Roswell, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Elkins and Kenna. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous driving conditions. && LAT...LON 3346 10398 3360 10407 3375 10406 3404 10397 3374 10339 TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 238DEG 8KT 3370 10390 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ MA