985  
WWUS85 KABQ 210158  
SPSABQ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
758 PM MDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
NMZ207-219-210230-  
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS NM-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE  
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA NM-  
758 PM MDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN VALENCIA
 
 
BERNALILLO AND EASTERN CIBOLA COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM MDT...  
 
AT 758 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19  
MILES WEST OF LOS CHAVES, OR 19 MILES WEST OF LOS LUNAS, MOVING  
NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA 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 NORTHWESTERN VALENCIA, BERNALILLO AND EASTERN  
CIBOLA COUNTIES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3491 10711 3495 10703 3477 10699 3471 10716  
3482 10729  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 148DEG 3KT 3478 10708  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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