New Mexico Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/08/2026 18:17

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 7:17PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 8, 2026 - 6:17pm
Expires: 
July 8, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
At 717 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 12 miles south of Nara Visa to 9 miles southeast of Montoya, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Tucumcari, Quay, Logan, San Jon, Grady, House, Wheatland, Ragland, Broadview and Bellview. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 320 and 373. State Road 104 between Mile Markers 103 and 105.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Quay County; Curry County; Roosevelt County
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albuquerque NM
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov