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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
830 PM MDT Tue Jul 16 2024

NMZ404-405-170300-
Lowlands of the Bootheel NM-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley NM-
830 PM MDT Tue Jul 16 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY
THROUGH 900 PM MDT...

At 830 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles northwest of Cotton City, moving northwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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...
Cotton City, Steins, Road Forks, Lordsburg Playa, and Granite Gap.

This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and
9.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3236 10905 3237 10904 3217 10880 3202 10891
      3206 10905
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 120DEG 7KT 3214 10894

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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