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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
901 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2026
NMZ201-210330-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU NM-
901 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN COUNTY
UNTIL 930 PM MDT...
AT 901 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
FRUITLAND, OR 12 MILES WEST OF FARMINGTON, MOVING WEST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH, BLOWING DUST, FREQUENT
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING, AND PEA 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...
SOUTHWESTERN FARMINGTON, SHIPROCK, KIRTLAND, NENAHNEZAD, FRUITLAND,
OJO AMARILLO, UPPER FRUITLAND, NAPI HEADQUARTERS, RATTLESNAKE AND
LA PLATA.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 64 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 12 AND 51.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN REDUCE
VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES.
LAT...LON 3700 10814 3675 10820 3653 10816 3651 10877
3676 10889 3700 10878
TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 95DEG 23KT 3673 10839
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
SHOEMAKE
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