# NWS Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Otero, NM

> Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 26 at 1:22PM MDT until October 26 at 2:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

By PrimaryBrief newsroom · Published 2026-10-26T19:24:07.528946Z
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**Official alert:** Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Otero, NM.

**Expires:** Oct 26, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC.

SVREPZ

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

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

* Until 200 PM MDT.

* At 121 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles north of
Elk, moving southeast at 5 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
north central Otero County.

**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 26 at 1:22PM MDT until October 26 at 2:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM (National Weather Service) — https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3bfac7141260a689a85147eb57ec902b99578328.001.1