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At 435 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of Bernardo, or 19 miles south of Belen, moving east at 25 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... La Joya, Bernardo and Contreras. This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between Mile Markers 166 and 170. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 166 and 176. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and ponding of water on roadways as storms move through the area.
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Socorro, NM · 34.238°, -107.070°
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- Socorro, NM
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At 435 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of Bernardo, or 19 miles south of Belen, moving east at 25 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... La Joya, Bernardo and Contreras. This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between Mile Markers 166 and 170. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 166 and 176. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and ponding of water on roadways as storms move through the area.
SVRABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North Central Socorro County in central New Mexico... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 412 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of La Joya, or 23 miles southwest of Belen, moving east at 20 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... La Joya, Bernardo, San Acacia and Contreras. This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between Mile Markers 166 and 170. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 164 and 176. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
SVRABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North Central Socorro County in central New Mexico... * Until 415 PM MDT. * At 346 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of Bernardo, or 22 miles southwest of Belen, moving southeast at 25 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... La Joya, Bernardo and Contreras. This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between Mile Markers 166 and 168. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 165 and 176. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
SVRABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North Central Socorro County in central New Mexico... * Until 415 PM MDT. * At 346 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of Bernardo, or 22 miles southwest of Belen, moving southeast at 25 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... La Joya, Bernardo and Contreras. This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between Mile Markers 166 and 168. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 165 and 176. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
SVRABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North Central Socorro County in central New Mexico... * Until 415 PM MDT. * At 346 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of Bernardo, or 22 miles southwest of Belen, moving southeast at 25 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... La Joya, Bernardo and Contreras. This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between Mile Markers 166 and 168. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 165 and 176. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
SVRABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North Central Socorro County in central New Mexico... * Until 415 PM MDT. * At 346 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of Bernardo, or 22 miles southwest of Belen, moving southeast at 25 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... La Joya, Bernardo and Contreras. This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between Mile Markers 166 and 168. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 165 and 176. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
SVRABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North Central Socorro County in central New Mexico... * Until 415 PM MDT. * At 337 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near San Acacia, or 18 miles north of Socorro, moving east at 20 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... La Joya, Bernardo and Contreras. This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between Mile Markers 166 and 177. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 165 and 177. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
At 329 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of San Acacia, or 15 miles northwest of Socorro, 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... Mainly rural areas of North Central Socorro County. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
SVRABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North Central Socorro County in central New Mexico... * Until 345 PM MDT. * At 301 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northeast of Magdalena, or 17 miles northwest of Socorro, moving east at 5 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... Mainly rural areas of North Central Socorro County. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
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