Special Weather Statement until 07:15PM ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
At 645 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles west of Nara Visa to 13 miles east of Las Vegas. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Tucumcari, Nara Visa, Logan, Montoya, Colonias, Conchas Lake State Park, Conchas Dam, Newkirk, Cuervo, and Trujillo. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 285 and 353. State Road 104 between Mile Markers 21 and 105.
* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ... UNION COUNTY ... HARDING COUNTY ... EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY ... GUADALUPE COUNTY ... QUAY COUNTY
Instructions:
If threatening weather approaches your area, take shelter in a sturdy building. Motorists can expect brief but sudden changes in visibility and ponding of water on highways as storms move through the area. Accumulations of small hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous driving conditions.
Address/Location
TQRECC & Quay Co Emergency Management
206 E Center St
Tucumcari, NM 88401
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 575-461-2280
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP TQRECC followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Special Weather Statement