503  
WUUS55 KABQ 172257  
SVRABQ  
NMC007-172345-  
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0473.250917T2257Z-250917T2345Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
457 PM MDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...  
 
* UNTIL 545 PM MDT.  
 
* AT 457 PM MDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SUGARITE, OR  
5 MILES NORTHEAST OF RATON, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT  
HAIL DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.  
EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
RATON, SUGARITE AND SUGARITE CANYON STATE PARK.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
HIGHWAY 64 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 350 AND 363.  
INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 451 AND 457.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
ANYONE OUTDOORS SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE  
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
DANGEROUS HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  
 
ACCUMULATIONS OF SMALL HAIL ON ROADS CAN CREATE VERY SLICK AND  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3692 10450 3699 10443 3699 10430 3697 10421  
3691 10418 3687 10409 3675 10424  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 313DEG 11KT 3694 10437  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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