Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 29 at 2:26PM MDT until September 29 at 3:15PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 29, 2026 - 1:26pm
Expires:
September 29, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
SVREPZ
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central Otero County in south central New Mexico...
* Until 315 PM MDT.
* At 226 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles southwest
of Sunspot, moving north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Sunspot, Alamogordo, Benson Ridge, Boles Acres, Oliver Lee State
Park, Bug Scuttle Ranch, Bluff Springs, and The Otero Mesa.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 70 in New Mexico between mile markers 210 and 212.
Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 36 and 64.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Otero, NM
Forcast Office:
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov