# NWS Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Otero, NM

> Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 23 at 6:34PM MDT until October 23 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

By PrimaryBrief newsroom · Published 2026-10-24T00:36:04.490400Z
Canonical: https://primarybrief.com/article/nws-weather-alert-59e464b05787ce51a57fcf99

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

**Expires:** Oct 24, 2026 at 01:00 AM UTC.

SVREPZ

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

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

* Until 700 PM MDT.

* At 634 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Three Rivers,
moving north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
Three Rivers and Three Rivers Petroglyph Site.

This includes Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 89 and
100.

**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. [1]

## Evidence cited
1. Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 23 at 6:34PM MDT until October 23 at 7:00PM 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.d5e09a57e9bac7c1ccb1e2b338e62081507b3741.001.1