⚠️ Special Weather Statement – West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Otero Mesa; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Southern Hudspeth Highlands; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties – Saturday, October 24, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued October 24 at 6:50PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Details

At 650 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 13 miles southeast of Timberon to 15 miles
northwest of Dell City to 8 miles north of Finlay. Movement was
northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Dell City, Cornudas, Cornudas Mountains, Sunset Ranches, and Mayfield
Ranch.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
south central New Mexico…and western Texas.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.