New Mexico Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/08/2026 20:28

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 9:28PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 8, 2026 - 8:28pm
Expires: 
July 8, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description: 
At 928 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Three Rivers, moving south at 35 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, Tularosa, Three Rivers, Bent, Burro Flats, Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, and Sierra Blanca Peak.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands; East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo
Forcast Office: 
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov