⚠️ Special Weather Statement – 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 – Saturday, August 8, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 1:43AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Details

At 141 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
just west of Hueco Tanks, moving west at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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…
East, Northeast, and Far East El Paso, Chaparral, Mission Valley,
Clint, Horizon City, Hueco Tanks, San Elizario, Fort Bliss, Socorro,
Sparks, Homestead Meadows, and Agua Dulce.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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