Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
1142 PM MDT Sun Jul 13 2025

NMZ410-411-427-429-140645-
Southeast Tularosa Basin NM-Northern Dona Ana County NM-
West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands NM-
Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley NM-
1142 PM MDT Sun Jul 13 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL OTERO AND EAST
CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM MDT...

At 1142 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 8 miles northeast of White Sands Missile Range Main
Post, moving southwest at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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, White Sands Missile Range Main Post,
Portions of Jornada Experimental Range, Lake Lucero, and Portions of
Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument.

This includes Highway 70 in New Mexico between mile markers 166 and
193.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3255 10612 3279 10629 3260 10668 3228 10643
TIME...MOT...LOC 0542Z 033DEG 13KT 3248 10641

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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