⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley; Western El Paso County; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains – Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 17 at 6:17PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Details

At 615 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an outflow boundary along
a line extending from 12 miles southwest of Santa Teresa to 7 miles
southwest of Central El Paso to 3 miles northwest of Far East El
Paso to 9 miles south of McGregor Range Base. Movement was southeast
at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible along this boundary
and with any thunderstorms that develop behind it. Most
areas will see little to no rainfall.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
West El Paso, East El Paso, Central El Paso, Northeast El Paso, Far
East El Paso, Horizon City, Clint, Santa Teresa, Sunland Park,
Canutillo, San Elizario, Fort Bliss, Socorro, La Union, Sparks, and
Homestead Meadows.

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.