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WWUS85 KABQ 222213  
SPSABQ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
413 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
NMZ205-206-222245-  
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU NM-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS NM-  
413 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MCKINLEY COUNTY  
UNTIL 445 PM MDT...  
 
AT 413 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
VANDERWAGEN, OR 14 MILES NORTH OF ZUNI PUEBLO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...  
GALLUP, VANDERWAGEN, FORT WINGATE, BLACK ROCK, RED ROCK STATE PARK,  
ALLISON AND MENTMORE.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 24.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING  
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3508 10879 3514 10891 3558 10885 3547 10848  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 203DEG 29KT 3527 10880  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
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