HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR BERNALILLO COUNTY 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* LOCATION: MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING SANTA FE, ALBUQUERQUE, THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS, AND SOCORRO
* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST WILL OCCUR BY LATE DAY.
* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS.
* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. TREE LIMBS AND LARGE SIGNS MAY BE DAMAGED BY STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA PASS THROUGH ALBUQUERQUE AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 40 THROUGH ALBUQUERQUE AND THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.
REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Address/Location
Bernalillo County Department of Emergency Management
6840 2nd St NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 505-468-1307
