Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
146 WWUS85 KABQ 111950 SPSABQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 150 PM MDT Sat May 11 2024 NMZ218-221-112015- Santa Fe Metro Area-Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood- 150 PM MDT Sat May 11 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL AND WEST CENTRAL SANTA FE COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM MDT... At 149 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Golden, or 15 miles east of Bernalillo, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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. Locations impacted include... Cerrillos Hills State Park, Madrid, Los Cerrillos, La Bajada, Golden, La Cienega, and Galisteo. 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. Heavy rains will cause water to pond on roads and in low spots. Fast running water will quickly fill arroyos and ditches. Persons in campgrounds should seek sturdy shelter until this storm passes. && LAT...LON 3542 10594 3522 10628 3533 10640 3534 10639 3541 10639 3566 10621 TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 227DEG 21KT 3535 10629 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 16/12