StormLatest status
At 1156 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northeast of Far East El Paso, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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 El Paso, Far East El Paso, Loma Linda, Desert Haven, Hueco Tanks, Homestead Meadows, Hueco Mountain Wind Ranch, Butterfield, Hueco Mountain Estates, and Lake Way Estates. 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.
Where it happened
Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains · 31.812°, -106.132°
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- official severity
- Moderate
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- areas
- Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains
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Incident timeline
At 1156 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northeast of Far East El Paso, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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 El Paso, Far East El Paso, Loma Linda, Desert Haven, Hueco Tanks, Homestead Meadows, Hueco Mountain Wind Ranch, Butterfield, Hueco Mountain Estates, and Lake Way Estates. 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.