298  
WWUS84 KEPZ 292256  
SPSEPZ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX  
456 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2026  
 
NMZ414-415-417-428-292330-  
OTERO MESA NM-WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET NM-  
EAST CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN/ALAMOGORDO NM-  
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET NM-  
456 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2026  
 
...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO  
MOUNTAINS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...  
 
AT 453 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
SUNSPOT, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. OTHER STORMS WERE BEGINNING TO  
DEVELOP NORTH OF HIGH ROLLS, AND NEAR THE SACRAMENTO LOOKOUT TOWER.  
SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY STRONGER STORMS, THOUGH THEY SHOULD  
BE RELATIVELY SHORT-LIVED.  
 
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 WHICH MAY BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... MESCALERO, SUNSPOT, BENT,  
BURRO FLATS, HIGH ROLLS, MOUNTAIN PARK, BENSON RIDGE, KARR CANYON,  
AND BLUFF SPRINGS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3280 10568 3268 10566 3264 10585 3280 10588  
3320 10595 3322 10576  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 130DEG 8KT 3280 10575  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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