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Rio Arriba County Emergency Services
Tuesday September 17th, 2024 :: 03:16 p.m. MDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:00PM

SVRABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Taos County in north central New Mexico... East central Rio Arriba County in north central New Mexico...

* Until 400 PM MDT.

* At 315 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Petaca, or 19 miles west of Taos, moving northeast at 45 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... Questa, Red River, Taos Ski Valley, Petaca, Arroyo Hondo, Arroyo Seco, Taos Pueblo, Las Tablas, Lama, and Valdez. This includes the following highways... Highway 285 between Mile Markers 365 and 383. Highway 64 between Mile Markers 224 and 248.

* AFFECTED AREAS: RIO ARRIBA, NM ... TAOS, NM

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Rio Arriba County Emergency Services
1122 Industrial Park Rd
EspaƱola, NM 87532

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 575-747-1941

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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