Special Weather Statement

Locations Affected

Bent, NM ∙ Tularosa, NM ∙ La Luz, NM ∙ Three Rivers, NM ∙ Mescalero, NM ∙ Alamogordo, NM ∙ White Sands, NM ∙ Sierra Blanca Peak, NM ∙ Boles Acres, NM ∙ White Sands National Monument, NM

Full Alert Message

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service El Paso TX 709 PM MDT Thu Jun 18 2026 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN OTERO...EAST CENTRAL SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN DONA ANA COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM MDT... At 709 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 7 miles northwest of Tularosa, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Mescalero, White Sands National Park, Northrup Landing, Tularosa, Three Rivers, Alamogordo, Sunspot, Cloudcroft, Bent, Burro Flats, High Rolls, La Luz, Holloman Air Force Base, Mountain Park, Benson Ridge, Boles Acres, Karr Canyon, Soldier Canyon, Sierra Blanca Peak, and Three Rivers Petroglyph Site. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3280 10576 3270 10651 3329 10652 3339 10628 3339 10575 TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 322DEG 40KT 3313 10613 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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