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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
605 PM MDT TUE SEP 22 2026
NMZ411-427-429-TXZ418-419-230030-
SOUTHEAST TULAROSA BASIN NM-
WEST CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN/WHITE SANDS NM-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY NM-
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY TX-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY TX-
605 PM MDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..THUNDERSTORMS GETTING READY TO MERGE OVER EL PASO
AT 601 PM MDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES
WERE MOVING INTO EL PASO FROM THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST. OUTFLOW FROM
THESE STORMS IS GETTING READY TO MERGE OVER THE CITY. EXPECT AN
INCREASE IN HEAVY RAINFALL COVERAGE IN THE NEXT 15 TO 30 MINUTES.
FLOOD ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE 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...
EL PASO, SUNLAND PARK, SANTA TERESA, CHAPARRAL, AND THE LOWER
MESILLA VALLEY COMMUNITIES.
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 3173 10638 3176 10645 3175 10649 3178 10653
3179 10688 3210 10683 3213 10626 3161 10630
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 151DEG 17KT 3180 10652
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MPH
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