Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
274 WWUS55 KABQ 161949 SVSABQ Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 149 PM MDT Thu May 16 2024 NMC005-162015- /O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240516T2015Z/ Chaves- 149 PM MDT Thu May 16 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY... At 149 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest of Caprock, or 30 miles west of Tatum, 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. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Chaves County. 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 3339 10376 3327 10377 3316 10384 3323 10396 3326 10399 3330 10401 3338 10393 TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 203DEG 8KT 3330 10384 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ MA