Special Weather Statement
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM ยท US
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A Strong Thunderstorm Will Impact North Central Otero County Through 315 PM MDT
- Event
- Special Weather Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Execute
Description
Overview
At 247 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southeast of Ruidoso Downs, moving north at 20 mph.
Hazard
Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Bear Canyon.
Instructions
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.
Affected areas
- Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet
- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m0s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2RJ0M2K6TZ81SR87KJT2VA7
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a7523203191447ed7ee0e6846573a11b4f17a3d4.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- AWIPS ID
- CAPEPZ
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.4505
- WMO heading
- XOUS54
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 54
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | SPS |
| NationalWeatherService | SPS |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | SPSEPZ |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS84 KEPZ 172047 |
| NWSheadline | A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY THROUGH 315 PM MDT |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-17T20:47:00-00:00...storm...200DEG...16KT...33.28,-105.54 |
| maxWindGust | 40 MPH |
| maxHailSize | 0.75 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet
- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035035 |
| UGC | NMZ415 |
| UGC | NMZ416 |
- Polygons
- 33.13,-105.48 33.17,-105.66 33.31,-105.63 33.3,-105.37 33.13,-105.48