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WWUS85 KABQ 200119  
SPSABQ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
719 PM MDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
 
NMZ201-202-200200-  
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS NM-NORTHWEST PLATEAU NM-  
719 PM MDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
 
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN  
AND NORTHERN MCKINLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 8 PM MDT...  
 
AT 719 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG  
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR SHEEP SPRINGS TO 19 MILES SOUTH OF  
NAPI HEADQUARTERS, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND NICKEL 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...  
BURNHAM, NEWCOMB, SHEEP SPRINGS, TOADLENA, NARBONA PASS AND  
NASCHITTI.  
 
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.  
 
HEAVY RAINS FROM 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 3624 10889 3643 10869 3663 10822 3634 10803  
3613 10831 3598 10868 3613 10901  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 146DEG 20KT 3613 10866 3639 10819  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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