Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
355 NWUS55 KABQ 091611 LSRABQ Preliminary Local Storm Report National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1011 AM MDT Sun Jun 9 2024 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0411 PM Dust Storm 5 ENE Roswell Correctio 33.16N 104.45W 06/08/2024 Chaves NM Fire Dept/Rescue A haboob along an outflow boundary from storms to the west of Roswell caused blowing dust and extremely low visibility on U.S. 285 south of Roswell. The low visibility from the blowing dust resulted in two pileups on the U.S. Highway. one at Ojibwa Road and U.S. 285 and the other at Orchard Park and U.S. 285. Pictures shared from the Fire Chief of the Dexter Fire Department show several stalled vehicles and one extremely damaged car on the passenger side due to the pileup. The highway was closed by multiple agencies due to the pileups and the low visibility from the blowing dust. && $$ MAA