550  
WWUS85 KABQ 242209  
SPSABQ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
409 PM MDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
 
NMZ238-242245-  
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS NM-  
409 PM MDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY UNTIL 445  
PM MDT...  
 
AT 409 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7  
MILES NORTH OF ROSWELL, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ROSWELL AND BITTER LAKE WILDLIFE REFUGE.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
HIGHWAY 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 156 AND 168. HIGHWAY 285 BETWEEN  
MILE MARKERS 103 AND 120.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3347 10472 3359 10458 3341 10427 3325 10458  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 313DEG 13KT 3347 10456  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH  
 

 
 
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