Special Weather Statement for West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet +1 more

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At 303 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mountain Park, moving southwest at 5 mph. Other strong thunderstorms were located near Mescalero and Bent. These storms will continue to affect the Sacramento Mountains over the next hour. Stronger storms may produce small hail and gusty winds. Storms will begin to weaken and drift towards the lower elevations by 4 PM, bringing the risk of gusty winds and heavy rain to Alamogordo and Tularosa early this evening. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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... Mescalero, Tularosa, Cloudcroft, Alamogordo, Silver Lake, Bent, Burro Flats, High Rolls, La Luz, Mountain Park, Apache Summit, South Tularosa Canyon, Eight Canyon, Mud Canyon, Benson Ridge, Karr Canyon, Dry Canyon, Cox Canyon, James Canyon, and Soldier Canyon.