Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
870 WWUS85 KABQ 211840 SPSABQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1240 PM MDT Sat Sep 21 2024 NMZ201-203-204-211915- Northwest Highlands NM-Far Northwest Highlands NM-Northwest Plateau NM- 1240 PM MDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN RIO ARRIBA...NORTHWESTERN SANDOVAL...EASTERN SAN JUAN AND NORTHEASTERN MCKINLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM MDT... At 1240 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms from 5 miles northwest of Navajo Lake State Park to 14 miles south of Pueblo Pintado, moving north at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Navajo Dam, Counselor, Nageezi, Blanco Trading Post, El Huerfano Trading Post, Pueblo Pintado, Ojo Encino, Turley, Archuleta and Navajo Lake State Park. This includes the following highways... Highway 550 between Mile Markers 89 and 130...and between Mile Markers 173 and 174. Highway 64 between Mile Markers 71 and 106. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3700 10787 3699 10730 3558 10731 3558 10735 3561 10735 3560 10737 3558 10738 3559 10741 3557 10742 3557 10775 3556 10777 3557 10779 3557 10781 3558 10783 3559 10778 3561 10778 3562 10780 3564 10781 3566 10783 3565 10788 TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 193DEG 33KT 3688 10764 3634 10753 3574 10764 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Guyer