Special Weather Statement 05/25/2025 13:27 for New Mexico areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 25 at 2:27PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 25, 2025 - 1:27pm
Expires: 
May 25, 2025 - 2:00pm
Description: 
At 227 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Angel Fire, or 20 miles east of Taos, moving northeast at 20 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... Angel Fire, Cimarron Canyon State Park and Ute Park. This includes the following highways... Highway 64 between Mile Markers 277 and 278...and between Mile Markers 291 and 298. State Road 434 between Mile Markers 28 and 35.
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albuquerque NM