657  
WWUS85 KABQ 232101  
SPSABQ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
301 PM MDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
NMZ204-232130-  
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS NM-  
301 PM MDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MCKINLEY COUNTY  
UNTIL 330 PM MDT...  
 
AT 301 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15  
MILES EAST OF CROWNPOINT, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL, 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. HAIL MAY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS CAUSING HAZARDOUS  
TRAVEL.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MCKINLEY COUNTY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 
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 3563 10791 3577 10802 3589 10777 3566 10761  
3562 10781 3564 10781 3566 10783 3566 10784  
3565 10785 3565 10789 3564 10789 3564 10791  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 245DEG 10KT 3570 10789  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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