⚠️ 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 5:47PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Details

At 545 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a gust front along a line
extending from 3 miles south of Northeast El Paso to near Santa
Teresa to 13 miles southwest of La Union. Movement was southeast at
15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 45 mph with any thunderstorm that develops
along this line.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
West El Paso, Central El Paso, East El Paso, Northeast El Paso,
Santa Teresa, Sunland Park, Canutillo, Westway, Fort Bliss, Vinton,
La Union, Biggs Field, and Fort Bliss.

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.