New Mexico Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/07/2026 15:23

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 4:23PM MDT until August 7 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 7, 2026 - 3:23pm
Expires: 
August 7, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
SVREPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Otero County in south central New Mexico... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 422 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Three Rivers, moving southwest at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Three Rivers, Tularosa, and Three Rivers Petroglyph Site. This includes Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 81 and 98.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Otero, NM
Forcast Office: 
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov