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Special Weather Statement
ExpiredMiddle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Lower Rio Grande Valley
Status
Ended
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Observed
Details
At 757 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near La Joya, or 21 miles north of Socorro, moving north at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Belen, Veguita, Casa Colorada, Jarales, Bernardo, Rio Communities, Los Trujillos-Gabaldon, La Joya, Los Chaves and Tome.
This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between Mile Markers 166 and 178. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 161 and 198.
Instructions
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and ponding of water on roadways as storms move through the area.
Data from the National Weather Service
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