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Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Otero County, NM
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued
3:38 PM CDT · Tue, Sep 29 2026
Expires
4:30 PM CDT · Tue, Sep 29 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KEPZ

Affected Areas

Otero County, NM

Official Bulletin

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 330 PM MDT.

* At 238 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mescalero
Apache School, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Mescalero, Lake Mescalero, Cloudcroft, Silver Lake, Elk Silver,
Apache Summit, South Tularosa Canyon, Fence Canyon, Portions of US
Highway 70 between Apache Summit and the Otero-Lincoln County Line,
Eight Canyon, Mescalero Apache School, Mud Canyon, Snow Canyon,
Bear Canyon, Sixteen Springs, Dry Canyon, James Canyon, Soldier
Canyon, Horse Spring, and Carrizo.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.