Official alert: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Otero, NM.

Expires: Oct 24, 2026 at 12:15 AM UTC.

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 615 PM MDT.

* At 529 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of
White Sands National Park, moving northeast at 25 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...
White Sands National Park, Alamogordo, Holloman Air Force Base, and
Boles Acres.

This includes the following highways...
Highway 70 in New Mexico between mile markers 187 and 209.
Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 55 and 61.

NWS instructions: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This is a direct summary of an active National Weather Service alert. Follow the official source for updates and current instructions.