# NWS Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Chaves, NM

> Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 25 at 6:32PM MDT until October 25 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

By PrimaryBrief newsroom · Published 2026-10-26T00:22:04.772914Z
Updated 2026-10-26T00:34:06.287967Z
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**Official alert:** Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Chaves, NM.

**Expires:** Oct 26, 2026 at 12:45 AM UTC.

At 632 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Roswell, moving
northeast at 20 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...
Roswell and Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge.

This includes the following highways...
Highway 380 between Mile Markers 156 and 165. Highway 285 between
Mile Markers 103 and 119.

**NWS instructions:** Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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 25 at 6:32PM MDT until October 25 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM (National Weather Service) — https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e9357fbd36e2c56b6ffbd1a0ae00ed332d582692.001.1