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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
541 PM MDT THU MAY 21 2026
NMZ238-220015-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS NM-
541 PM MDT THU MAY 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY UNTIL 615
PM MDT...
AT 541 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROSWELL, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 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. HAIL MAY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS CAUSING HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROSWELL AND MIDWAY.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 156 AND 159. HIGHWAY 285 BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 99 AND 116.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LAT...LON 3314 10480 3328 10490 3331 10490 3331 10489
3332 10489 3351 10450 3328 10437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 245DEG 13KT 3328 10473
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH
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