313  
WWUS84 KEPZ 162346  
SPSEPZ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX  
546 PM MDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
NMZ417-TXZ420-170015-  
OTERO MESA NM-NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS TX-  
546 PM MDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN OTERO AND NORTHWESTERN  
HUDSPETH COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM MDT...  
 
AT 545 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11  
MILES EAST OF DESERT HAVEN, MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
LOMA LINDA AND DESERT HAVEN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO  
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED  
ROADWAYS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3175 10562 3168 10581 3190 10599 3201 10569  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 157DEG 22KT 3179 10575  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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