716  
WWUS55 KABQ 200042  
SVSABQ  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
642 PM MDT SAT OCT 19 2024  
 
NMC005-200115-  
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0306.000000T0000Z-241020T0115Z/  
CHAVES NM-  
642 PM MDT SAT OCT 19 2024  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT  
FOR CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY...  
 
AT 642 PM MDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM  
11 MILES NORTH OF ROSWELL TO 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROSWELL, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT  
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO  
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ROSWELL, BITTER LAKE WILDLIFE REFUGE, ROSWELL CORRECTIONAL  
FACILITY AND MIDWAY.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
HIGHWAY 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 156 AND 161.  
HIGHWAY 285 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 91 AND 118.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
ANYONE OUTDOORS SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE  
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND DANGEROUS HAIL.  
 
TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. SEEK  
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE.  
 
BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN REDUCE  
VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3296 10447 3296 10463 3299 10493 3328 10480  
3357 10472 3350 10439  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 204DEG 21KT 3352 10460 3329 10459 3309 10474  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
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