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WWUS85 KABQ 242101
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
301 PM MDT THU SEP 24 2026
NMZ238-239-242130-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY NM-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS NM-
301 PM MDT THU SEP 24 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND NORTH
CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM MDT...
AT 301 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 21
MILES NORTHEAST OF ARABELA, OR 42 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROSWELL, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 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 NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND NORTH CENTRAL CHAVES
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
HEAVY RAINS FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN AND
DANGEROUS FLOWS IN ARROYOS, DITCHES AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
LAT...LON 3373 10498 3388 10512 3412 10489 3409 10489
3409 10485 3403 10479 3400 10479 3400 10475
3388 10462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 230DEG 20KT 3385 10498
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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