⚠️ Special Weather Statement – West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands; Southeast Tularosa Basin; Eastern/Central El Paso County – Saturday, October 24, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued October 24 at 7:09PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Details

At 708 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Chaparral to near Northeast El Paso to
near Central El Paso. Movement was northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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…
Central El Paso, Northeast El Paso, East El Paso, Chaparral, Fort
Bliss, Biggs Field, and Fort Bliss Northeast.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 22 and 23.
Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 9.

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.