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At 417 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of Mountainair, or 14 miles southwest of Estancia, moving northeast at 30 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... Estancia, Mountainair and Willard. This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 205 and 222...and between Mile Markers 224 and 228. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
Where it happened
Torrance, NM · 34.535°, -106.304°
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- official severity
- Severe
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- event
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- areas
- Torrance, NM
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At 417 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of Mountainair, or 14 miles southwest of Estancia, moving northeast at 30 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... Estancia, Mountainair and Willard. This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 205 and 222...and between Mile Markers 224 and 228. 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... West Central Torrance County in central New Mexico... * Until 445 PM MDT. * At 355 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Abo, or 25 miles southwest of Estancia, moving northeast at 30 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... Estancia, Mountainair, Willard and Abo. This includes Highway 60 near Mile Marker 198...and between Mile Markers 200 and 228. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.