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Special Weather Statement
ExpiredSouthwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley
Status
Ended
Started 3 days ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Observed
Details
At 752 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles southwest of Akela to 13 miles east of Columbus. Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include... Afton, Deming Ranchettes, Las Cruces West Mesa, Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, Aden Crater, Mount Riley, Camel Mountain, and Kilbourne Hole.
This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 111 and 133.
Instructions
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Data from the National Weather Service
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