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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
708 PM MDT FRI AUG 14 2026
NMZ238-150145-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS NM-
708 PM MDT FRI AUG 14 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY
UNTIL 745 PM MDT...
AT 708 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
ELKINS, OR 31 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROSWELL, MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
ELKINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN REDUCE
VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
LAT...LON 3356 10401 3358 10423 3392 10432 3393 10384
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 181DEG 16KT 3367 10412
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH
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