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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
529 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026
NMZ410-411-417-427-429-080030-
SOUTHEAST TULAROSA BASIN NM-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY NM-
OTERO MESA NM-WEST CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN/WHITE SANDS NM-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY NM-
529 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN OTERO AND EAST
CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM MDT...
AT 527 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES NORTH OF OROGRANDE, MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS WITH BLOWING DUST COULD RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITY ALONG US 54 AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICULES AND VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OROGRANDE, WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE HEADQUARTERS, THE OTERO MESA,
AND PORTIONS OF ORGAN MOUNTAINS DESERT PEAKS NATIONAL MONUMENT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 70 IN NEW MEXICO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 167 AND 186.
HIGHWAY 54 IN NEW MEXICO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 47.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3264 10584 3221 10571 3219 10651 3261 10656
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 068DEG 18KT 3252 10613
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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