⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley; Western El Paso County; Eastern/Central El Paso County – Thursday, August 6, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 6 at 5:46PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Details

At 545 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Canutillo, moving southwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph with blowing dust 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…
West El Paso, Santa Teresa, Sunland Park, Canutillo, Vinton,
Westway, and Franklin Mountains State Park.

This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 4 and 15.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.