WWUS84 KEPZ 020632 SPSEPZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service El Paso TX 1232 AM MDT Sat Nov 2 2024 NMZ427>429-020700- Southeast Tularosa Basin NM- East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo NM- West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands NM- 1232 AM MDT Sat Nov 2 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY THROUGH 100 AM MDT... At 1232 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 10 miles south of White Sands National Park, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... White Sands National Park, Holloman Air Force Base, and Boles Acres. This includes the following highways... Highway 70 in New Mexico between mile markers 179 and 204. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3242 10619 3241 10637 3265 10637 3292 10627 3273 10595 TIME...MOT...LOC 0632Z 221DEG 24KT 3263 10625 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DENNHARDT