Expires:202507182330;Remove:202507182330;679234 WWUS85 KABQ 182300 SPSABQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 500 PM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025 NMZ215-229-182330- East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains NM-Northeast Highlands NM- 500 PM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL SAN MIGUEL COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM MDT... At 500 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of El Porvenir, or 8 miles west of Las Vegas, moving east at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Montezuma, San Geronimo, San Pablo, Mineral Hill and Ojitos Frios. This includes the following highways... State Road 283 between Mile Markers 4 and 12. State Road 65 between Mile Markers 2 and 9. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Heavy rains from severe thunderstorms can produce sudden and dangerous flows in arroyos, ditches and over low water crossings. Do not attempt to drive through areas where water covers the roadway. && LAT...LON 3554 10546 3566 10541 3566 10524 3546 10531 TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 288DEG 5KT 3559 10537 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 77/34