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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
143 AM MDT Sat Aug 8 2026

NMZ427-429-TXZ418>420-423-080830-
Southeast Tularosa Basin NM-
West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands NM-
Eastern/Central El Paso County TX-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties TX-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains TX-
Western El Paso County TX-
143 AM MDT Sat Aug 8 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PARTS OF EAST AND FAR EAST EL
PASO AND CHAPARRAL THROUGH 230 AM MDT...

At 141 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
just west of Hueco Tanks, moving west at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
East, Northeast, and Far East El Paso, Chaparral, Mission Valley,
Clint, Horizon City, Hueco Tanks, San Elizario, Fort Bliss, Socorro,
Sparks, Homestead Meadows, and Agua Dulce.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3154 10625 3157 10628 3162 10630 3173 10638
      3176 10645 3176 10647 3175 10648 3175 10649
      3205 10651 3206 10613 3195 10609 3189 10600
      3163 10600 3152 10624
TIME...MOT...LOC 0741Z 082DEG 20KT 3187 10623

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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