429  
WWUS84 KEPZ 072338  
SPSEPZ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX  
538 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
 
NMZ401-404-426-080015-  
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY NM-  
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY NM-  
SOUTHERN GILA REGION HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE NM-  
538 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY  
THROUGH 615 PM MDT...  
 
AT 538 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
BUCKHORN, MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...  
CLIFF, MULE CREEK, BUCKHORN, GILA HOT SPRINGS, RIVERSIDE, GILA,  
MOGOLLON BOX DAY USE AREA, AND PORTIONS OF THE GILA WILDERNESS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3313 10899 3321 10869 3320 10824 3319 10820  
3303 10841 3279 10875  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 078DEG 17KT 3309 10868  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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