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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
216 PM MDT Wed Jul 15 2026

NMZ414-427>429-152100-
Southeast Tularosa Basin NM-
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet NM-
East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo NM-
West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands NM-
216 PM MDT Wed Jul 15 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN OTERO...EAST
CENTRAL SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN DONA ANA COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM
MDT...

At 215 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles northeast of Northrup Landing, moving southwest at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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...
White Sands National Park, Northrup Landing, Tularosa, Alamogordo, La
Luz, Holloman Air Force Base, Boles Acres, Oliver Lee State Park, and
Lake Lucero.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3317 10629 3307 10593 3262 10588 3254 10641
      3305 10652 3314 10650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 048DEG 22KT 3305 10624

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

KS