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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
354 PM MDT Sun Aug 16 2026

NMZ411-427-429-162230-
Southeast Tularosa Basin NM-
West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands NM-
Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley NM-
354 PM MDT Sun Aug 16 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN OTERO...
SOUTHEASTERN DONA ANA AND NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES THROUGH 430
PM MDT...

At 354 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles north of Chaparral, moving south at 15 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...
Chaparral.

This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico near mile marker 161.

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 3200 10633 3200 10642 3205 10661 3225 10645
      3219 10627
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 020DEG 12KT 3211 10643

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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