893
WWUS55 KABQ 200053
SVSABQ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
653 PM MDT SAT OCT 19 2024
NMC005-200115-
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CHAVES NM-
653 PM MDT SAT OCT 19 2024
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY...
AT 653 PM MDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM
14 MILES NORTH OF ROSWELL TO 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROSWELL, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE 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 0042Z 223DEG 18KT 3352 10465 3333 10455 3311 10474
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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