Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
375 WWUS85 KABQ 120143 SPSABQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 743 PM MDT Sat May 11 2024 NMZ233-234-120215- Guadalupe County-Quay County- 743 PM MDT Sat May 11 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN QUAY AND EAST CENTRAL GUADALUPE COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM MDT... At 743 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles south of Montoya, or 26 miles southwest of Tucumcari, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Quay and east central Guadalupe Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy building. Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and ponding of water on highways as storms move through the area. Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous driving conditions. && LAT...LON 3483 10428 3509 10421 3512 10372 3476 10381 TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 271DEG 22KT 3493 10410 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ 16/42