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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
552 PM MDT Sat Oct 19 2024


NMZ220-224-241-200030-
South Central Highlands NM-San Agustin Plains and Adjacent
Lowlands NM-Lower Rio Grande Valley NM-
552 PM MDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL SOCORRO COUNTY 
UNTIL 630 PM MDT...

At 552 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 
miles south of Bosque Del Apache Refuge, or 24 miles south 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...
  Socorro, Bosque Del Apache Refuge, San Antonio, Escondida, 
  Laborcita and Luis Lopez.

This includes the following highways...
	Highway 380 between Mile Markers 1 and 10.
	Highway 60 between Mile Markers 125 and 138.
	Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 124 and 154.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening 
weather conditions.

Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and 
hazardous driving conditions.

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LAT...LON 3413 10707 3413 10666 3353 10676 3354 10701
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 181DEG 38KT 3371 10689

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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