Special Weather Statement
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310 WWUS84 KEPZ 020040 SPSEPZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service El Paso TX 640 PM MDT Mon Jul 1 2024 NMZ409-020115- Sierra County Lakes NM- 640 PM MDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SIERRA COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM MDT... At 639 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Palomas, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Truth or Consequences, City of Elephant Butte, Palomas, Williamsburg, Ash Canyon, Rock Canyon, Hot Springs Landing, Lower Palomas Canyon, and Elephant Butte Lake. This includes Interstate 25 in New Mexico between mile markers 67 and 83. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Elephant Butte Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 3297 10725 3304 10737 3328 10728 3309 10698 TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 221DEG 15KT 3306 10726 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ ZA