Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
703 WWUS85 KABQ 161702 SPSABQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1102 AM MDT Thu May 16 2024 NMZ226-239-161745- Eastern Lincoln County-South Central Mountains- 1102 AM MDT Thu May 16 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH 1145 AM MDT... At 1101 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Encinoso to Fort Stanton. Movement was northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Ruidoso, Lincoln, Capitan, Encinoso, Fort Stanton, Lincoln State Monument, and Smokey Bear Historical Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy building. Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous driving conditions. && LAT...LON 3386 10532 3347 10528 3345 10563 3376 10559 TIME...MOT...LOC 1701Z 235DEG 14KT 3372 10552 3349 10556 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH $$ MA