⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley; West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands; Southeast Tularosa Basin; Western El Paso County; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties – Friday, July 24, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 24 at 9:57PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Details

At 953 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an outflow boundary
produced by thunderstorms over Santa Teresa, moving south at 25 mph
towards the El Paso area. Another storm was over western part of El
Paso.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Along with the gusty winds, blowing dust
could reduce visibilities along and behind the gust front.

Locations impacted include…
West El Paso, Central El Paso, East El Paso, Northeast El Paso, Far
East El Paso, Mission Valley, Horizon City, Santa Teresa, Sunland
Park, Canutillo, San Elizario, Westway, Fort Bliss, Vinton, Socorro,
La Union, Sparks, Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal, Agua Dulce, and
Biggs Field.

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.