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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1026 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
NMZ214-216-217-230515-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY NM-ESPANOLA VALLEY NM-SOUTHERN SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS NM-
1026 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TAOS
SOUTHEASTERN
RIO ARRIBA AND NORTHERN SANTA FE COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM MDT...
AT 1026 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
VELARDE, OR 10 MILES NORTH OF CHIMAYO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...
TAOS, PILAR, DIXON, PENASCO, EMBUDO, TALPA, RANCHOS DE TAOS,
TRUCHAS, VELARDE AND RIO CHIQUITO.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
STATE ROAD 518 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 53 AND 72. HIGHWAY 285 BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 343 AND 351...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 356 AND 371.
HIGHWAY 64 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 240 AND 245...AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 256 AND 257.
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.
LAT...LON 3600 10571 3600 10588 3619 10612 3656 10585
3638 10553 3637 10552 3631 10541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0425Z 228DEG 24KT 3615 10597
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
53-SCHROEDER
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