| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Eastern/Central El Paso County |
| Effective | 6/17/2026, 8:21:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/17/2026, 9:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 17 at 7:21PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Details
At 720 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorm outflow near
Mission Valley, moving east at 30 mph. Most areas will see little to
no rain with the wind gusts.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
East El Paso, Central El Paso, Far East El Paso, Mission Valley,
Horizon City, Clint, San Elizario, Socorro, Sparks, and Colonia del
Paso.
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.
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