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At 428 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Monticello, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Alamosa Canyon, Elephant Butte Lake, and South Monticello Campground. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Sierra, NM · 33.365°, -107.362°
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At 428 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Monticello, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Alamosa Canyon, Elephant Butte Lake, and South Monticello Campground. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
SVREPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Sierra County in south central New Mexico... * Until 445 PM MDT. * At 412 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of Monticello, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Alamosa Canyon, Elephant Butte Lake, and South Monticello Campground. This includes Interstate 25 in New Mexico between mile markers 85 and 98. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
At 406 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southeast of Monticello, moving east at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Monticello, Alamosa Canyon, and Las Placitas. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
SVREPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Sierra County in south central New Mexico... * Until 415 PM MDT. * At 344 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Monticello, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Monticello, Alamosa Canyon, and Las Placitas. This includes Interstate 25 in New Mexico between mile markers 83 and 93. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.