069  
WWUS85 KABQ 122038  
SPSABQ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
238 PM MDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
NMZ238-122115-  
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS NM-  
238 PM MDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY  
UNTIL 315 PM MDT...  
 
AT 238 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13  
MILES NORTHWEST OF BITTER LAKE WILDLIFE REFUGE, OR 17 MILES NORTH OF  
ROSWELL, MOVING WEST AT 15 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 NORTH CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY.  
 
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 285 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 117 AND 133.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 
MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT BRIEF BUT SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND  
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AS STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3376 10445 3355 10436 3345 10464 3371 10473  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 71DEG 13KT 3362 10450  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
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