Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 29 at 4:06PM MDT until September 29 at 4:45PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 29, 2026 - 3:06pm
Expires:
September 29, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
SVREPZ
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Otero County in south central New Mexico...
* Until 445 PM MDT.
* At 406 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast
of Orogrande, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Timberon, Orogrande, Bug Scuttle Ranch, The Otero Mesa, and Oro
Grande Range Complex.
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