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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
501 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026
NMZ409-410-414-415-427>429-080000-
SOUTHEAST TULAROSA BASIN NM-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY NM-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET NM-
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES NM-EAST CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN/ALAMOGORDO NM-
WEST CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN/WHITE SANDS NM-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET NM-
501 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN OTERO
NORTHEASTERN SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN DONA ANA COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM
MDT...
AT 459 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES NORTHWEST OF TULAROSA, MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS WITH BLOWING DUST ALONG US 70 NEAR HOLLOMAN AFB
COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK, NORTHRUP LANDING, TULAROSA, THREE RIVERS,
ALAMOGORDO, LA LUZ, HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, SALINAS PEAK, BOLES
ACRES, OLIVER LEE STATE PARK, LAKE LUCERO, AND THREE RIVERS
PETROGLYPH SITE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 70 IN NEW MEXICO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 186 AND 212.
HIGHWAY 54 IN NEW MEXICO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 46 AND 100.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3339 10637 3339 10605 3327 10590 3261 10592
3261 10655 3348 10659 3348 10638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 082DEG 13KT 3318 10613
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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