Expires:202507092345;Remove:202507092345;170029 WWUS84 KEPZ 092323 SPSEPZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service El Paso TX 523 PM MDT Wed Jul 9 2025 NMZ414-415-417-427>429-092345- Southeast Tularosa Basin NM-Otero Mesa NM- West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet NM- East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo NM- West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands NM- Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet NM- 523 PM MDT Wed Jul 9 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY THROUGH 545 PM MDT... At 521 PM MDT, thunderstorms that developed over the west slopes of the Sacramento Mountains have moved into the Tularosa Basin. The strongest storm was located over the south end of Alamogordo, moving southwest at 15 mph. Expect strong gusty winds and some patchy blowing dust as these storms move southwest, deeper into the Tularosa Basin. 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... Alamogordo, White Sands National Park, Burro Flats, High Rolls, La Luz, Holloman Air Force Base, Boles Acres, Karr Canyon, Oliver Lee State Park. This includes the following highways... Highway 70 in New Mexico between mile markers 198 and 212. Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 49 and 73. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3302 10596 3300 10586 3287 10581 3262 10588 3268 10615 3284 10623 TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 027DEG 15KT 3285 10595 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ MH