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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
1204 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2026
NMZ403-407>409-425-426-200630-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS NM-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY NM-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN NM-
SOUTHERN GILA REGION HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE NM-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES NM-
CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY/SILVER CITY AREA NM-
1204 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN GRANT
SOUTHWESTERN SIERRA AND NORTH CENTRAL LUNA COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM
MDT...
AT 1204 AM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
FAYWOOD, MOVING NORTH AT 40 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...
FAYWOOD, SAN LORENZO, SHERMAN, EMORY PASS, LAKE VALLEY, SAN JUAN,
MIMBRES, NOONDAY CANYON, GALLINAS CANYON, CITY OF ROCKS STATE PARK,
AND IRON CREEK CAMPGROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3250 10783 3255 10799 3298 10794 3283 10748
TIME...MOT...LOC 0604Z 202DEG 34KT 3266 10786
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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