Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
298 WWUS84 KEPZ 170158 SPSEPZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service El Paso TX 758 PM MDT Tue Jul 16 2024 NMZ404-405-170230- Lowlands of the Bootheel NM- Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley NM- 758 PM MDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY THROUGH 830 PM MDT... At 757 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cotton City, moving west at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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... Cotton City and Granite Gap. This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 3. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3223 10905 3223 10904 3214 10880 3200 10887 3203 10905 TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 104DEG 8KT 3208 10890 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ BARHAM