865
WWUS84 KEPZ 292308
SPSEPZ

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
508 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024

NMZ410-411-427-292345-
Northern Dona Ana County NM-
West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands NM-
Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley NM-
508 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTY
THROUGH 545 PM MDT...

At 508 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles south of White Sands Missile Range Headquarters, moving
northwest at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Las Cruces, White Sands Missile Range Headquarters, Organ, Talavera,
East Mesa, Northeast Las Cruces, Dripping Springs, Aguirre Springs,
Portions of Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument, and
Soledad Canyon.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 2, and near
mile marker 5.
 Highway 70 in New Mexico between mile markers 150 and 169.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3235 10638 3220 10638 3233 10678 3256 10660
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 124DEG 20KT 3232 10646

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

JG