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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Fri 10/23/2026 08:06 PM EDT

End Time

Fri 10/23/2026 08:45 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

1 mi S of Alamogordo, NM

Storm Motion

Moving NE at 37 mph

Impacts

High impact

Hail threatradar indicated
Max hail size1.25 in
Wind threatradar indicated
Max wind gust60 mph

Locations Affected

Tularosa, NM ∙ La Luz, NM ∙ Alamogordo, NM ∙ Boles Acres, NM ∙ Cloudcroft, NM ∙ Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport, NM ∙ High Rolls, NM

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service El Paso TX 606 PM MDT Fri Oct 23 2026 The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Otero County in south central New Mexico... * Until 645 PM MDT. * At 606 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Alamogordo, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Tularosa, Cloudcroft, Alamogordo, White Sands National Park, Burro Flats, Silver Lake, Bent, High Rolls, La Luz, Holloman Air Force Base, Mountain Park, South Tularosa Canyon, Upper Nogal Canyon, Eight Canyon, Lower Nogal Canyon, Boles Acres, Karr Canyon, Horse Spring, Laborcita Canyon, and Alamorosa. This includes the following highways... Highway 70 in New Mexico between mile markers 201 and 212. Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 56 and 87. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3274 10600 3279 10618 3322 10604 3306 10558 TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 219DEG 32KT 3289 10596 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH