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WWUS85 KABQ 162222
SPSABQ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
422 PM MDT THU JUL 16 2026
NMZ201-203-204-162300-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS NM-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS NM-NORTHWEST
PLATEAU NM-
422 PM MDT THU JUL 16 2026
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL RIO
ARRIBA AND NORTHEASTERN SAN JUAN COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM MDT...
AT 422 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER TURLEY, OR 9 MILES WEST OF NAVAJO DAM, MOVING WEST
AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FARMINGTON, BLOOMFIELD, AZTEC, NAVAJO DAM, TURLEY, ARCHULETA, CEDAR
HILL, FLORA VISTA, NAVAJO LAKE STATE PARK AND NAPI HEADQUARTERS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 550 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 130 AND 171. HIGHWAY 64 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 49 AND 96.
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.
BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN REDUCE
VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
LAT...LON 3642 10793 3636 10814 3692 10830 3699 10751
3654 10744
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 68DEG 21KT 3676 10777
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
OVERPECK
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