Isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue across western and central portions of New Mexico through the mid evening hours. The most pronounced activity will be found across northern Rio Arriba as well as eastern Catron and western Socorro counties. Storm movement will remain brisk between 45 to 55 mph. The stronger storms will contain wind gusts between 45 to 55 mph and sometimes higher...frequent cloud to ground lightning and pea sized hail. Heavy rain up to a quarter of an inch in 15 minutes will also be possible.
Forecast for Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Updated: 9:38 PM MDT on October 11, 2008
Rest of Tonight
Windy. Showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s to upper 40s. South to southwest winds 20 to 35 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph.
Sunday
Windy. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s. Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph.
Breezy. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Colder. Lows in the 20s to upper 30s. South winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
Columbus Day
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s...except in the lower 40s to mid 50s over the higher elevations. South winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 40s to upper 50s.
Tornado Watch 918 remains in effect until 100 am MDT for the following locations
Nm . New Mexico counties included are
Chaves Curry De Baca Guadalupe Harding Mora Quay Roosevelt San Miguel Union
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Statement as of 8:59 PM MDT on October 11, 2008
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... east central Colfax County in northeast New Mexico northwestern Union County in northeast New Mexico
* until 945 PM MDT
* at 855 PM MDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing penny size hail... and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. This storm was located 6 miles west of Capulin... or about 15 miles west of Des Moines... and moving northeast at 55 mph. Another severe storm was located 4 miles northeast of Springer and was also moving towards the northeast.
* The severe thunderstorm will be near... Folsom around 910 PM MDT...
Severe storms produce damaging winds and large hail. Move indoors and avoid windows.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 am MDT Sunday morning for eastern New Mexico.
= Probability of Precipitation
