Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Dona Ana, NM; Otero, NM
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SVREPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Otero County in south central New Mexico... East central Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico... * Until 600 PM MDT. * At 519 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of White Sands...
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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.
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SVREPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Otero County in south central New Mexico... East central Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico... * Until 600 PM MDT. * At 519 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of White Sands Missile Range Headquarters, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... White Sands National Park, White Sands Missile Range Headquarters, Organ, Talavera, High Valley, Dona Ana Range Complex, Dripping Springs, Aguirre Springs, Portions of Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument, Soledad Canyon, Lake Lucero, and San Augustin Pass. This includes the following highways... Interstate 10 in New Mexico near mile marker 157. Highway 70 in New Mexico between mile markers 162 and 190. Highway 54 in New Mexico mile marker 8 and near mile marker 11. This warning extends the previous warnings for eastern Dona Ana and Western Otero counties.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 24 at 5:20PM MDT until October 24 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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