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WWUS84 KEPZ 190038
SPSEPZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
638 PM MDT SAT JUL 18 2026
NMZ407-411-190130-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN NM-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY NM-
638 PM MDT SAT JUL 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL LUNA AND
SOUTHWESTERN DONA ANA COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM MDT...
AT 637 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF AFTON. THESE THUNDERSTORM WERE MOVING WEST AT
5 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL 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...
AFTON, UNION PACIFIC INTERMODAL TERMINAL, AFTON GENERATING PLANT,
ADEN CRATER, MOUNT RILEY, AND KILBOURNE HOLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3215 10677 3190 10672 3186 10734 3220 10736
3223 10689
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 063DEG 4KT 3205 10687
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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