Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
547 WWUS85 KABQ 212239 SPSABQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 439 PM MDT Sat Sep 21 2024 NMZ206-207-211-219-221-212330- West Central Highlands NM-Sandia and Manzano Mountains including Edgewood NM-Jemez Mountains NM-Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area NM-West Central Mountains NM- 439 PM MDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT VALENCIA...BERNALILLO...NORTHERN SOCORRO...SOUTHWESTERN SANDOVAL...EASTERN CIBOLA AND EAST CENTRAL MCKINLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM MDT... At 439 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong cold front entering western Bernalillo and Valencia counties, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, blowing dust, and sharply falling temperatures. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Los Lunas, Bernalillo, Belen, Laguna Pueblo, Valencia, Corrales, Los Ranchos De Albuquerque and Bosque Farms. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 115 and 173. Highway 550 between Mile Markers 1 and 24...and near Mile Marker 27. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 187 and 242. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Blowing dust associated with strong thunderstorm winds can reduce visibility below one quarter mile at times. && LAT...LON 3540 10754 3557 10668 3509 10639 3458 10664 3458 10745 3497 10734 TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 261DEG 36KT 3529 10706 3501 10697 3460 10713 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Guyer