# NWS Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Otero, NM

> Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 24 at 5:22PM MDT until October 24 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

By PrimaryBrief newsroom · Published 2026-10-24T23:24:08.063377Z
Canonical: https://primarybrief.com/article/nws-weather-alert-30495448388536f1114fd2ec

**Official alert:** Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Otero, NM.

**Expires:** Oct 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC.

SVREPZ

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Otero County in south central New Mexico...

* Until 600 PM MDT.

* At 522 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southwest
of Elk, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
Mayhill, Lower Sixteen Springs Canyon, Lower Dry Burnt Canyon,
McDonald Flats, and Elk Canyon.

**NWS instructions:** 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.

This is a direct summary of an active National Weather Service alert. Follow the official source for updates and current instructions. [1]

## Evidence cited
1. Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 24 at 5:22PM MDT until October 24 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM (National Weather Service) — https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fc7ed0f45698ef2dc0463752fb80f7825a13bf6d.001.1