642  
WWUS85 KABQ 050248  
SPSABQ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
848 PM MDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
NMZ236-050315-  
ROOSEVELT COUNTY NM-  
848 PM MDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ROOSEVELT COUNTY  
UNTIL 915 PM MDT...  
 
AT 848 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
ELIDA, OR 26 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORTALES, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND NICKEL 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...  
ELIDA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 
HEAVY RAINS FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN AND  
DANGEROUS FLOWS IN ARROYOS, DITCHES AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS. DO  
NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3392 10381 3405 10368 3396 10346 3377 10367  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 305DEG 12KT 3396 10372  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH  
 

 
 
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