| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Southern Hudspeth Highlands; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County |
| Effective | 6/17/2026, 9:31:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/17/2026, 10:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 17 at 8:31PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Details
At 830 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Fort Quitman, moving southeast at 25 mph.
Additional outflow winds with little to no rain will be travelling
down Interstate 10 between Finlay and Sierra Blanca.
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…
Sierra Blanca, Fort Quitman, Quitman Canyon, Round Top Mountain, and
Little Box.
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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