Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northwestern El Paso County, TX
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NOAA issued it on August 8, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern El Paso County until 7:30 PM MDT, with 60 mph winds and quarter-sized hail.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- El Paso, TX
- Issued
- August 8, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in El Paso, TX.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM. Effective from 6:57 PM MDT August 7, 2026 until 7:30 PM MDT August 7, 2026. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Northwestern El Paso County in western Texas. Locations impacted include Central El Paso, East El Paso, Northeast El Paso, Far East El Paso, Mission Valley, Fort Bliss, Biggs Field, Fort Bliss Northeast, and Franklin Mountains State Park. This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 21 and 31.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 6:57 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near East El Paso moving west at 15 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Radar indicated.
Timeline
The warning is effective immediately and expires at 7:30 PM MDT on August 7, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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