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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
430 PM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
NMZ208-172300-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS NM-
430 PM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL CATRON COUNTY
UNTIL 5 PM MDT...
AT 430 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOGOLLON, OR 30 MILES SOUTH OF RESERVE, MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY 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...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL CATRON COUNTY.
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 3339 10858 3329 10846 3321 10852 3321 10875
3322 10874 3323 10876 3323 10877
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 44DEG 13KT 3329 10862
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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