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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS El Paso, TX

July 5, 2026Sierra County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2026, 12:40 PM MDT for Sierra County, New Mexico. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 5, 2026, 12:40 PM MDT (18:40 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2026, 1:18 PM MDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sierra County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 2:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZGrant2 hr
Jul 5, 4:30 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana, Luna2 hr
Jul 5, 4:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZDoña Ana33 min
Jul 5, 4:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana2 hr
Jul 5, 5:03 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana, Sierra117 min
Jul 5, 5:07 PM MDTDust Storm WarningEPZDoña Ana, Luna53 min
Jul 5, 5:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZLuna115 min
Jul 5, 5:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZLuna113 min
Jul 5, 2:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso35 min
Jul 5, 3:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso34 min
Jul 5, 4:17 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZEl Paso118 min
Jul 5, 4:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZEl Paso115 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.