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Tornado Warning issued October 22 at 4:54PM MDT until October 22 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Tornado Warning · Grant, NM; Hidalgo, NM. Extreme; observed; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
22 October 2026 at 22:54 UTC
First saved by us
22 October 2026 at 22:42 UTC
Last included in a daily record
22 October 2026

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Source classification
Extreme · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM · Grant, NM; Hidalgo, NM
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
22 October 2026 at 23:04 UTC
Forecast onset / end
22 October 2026 at 22:54 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 23:00 UTC

Archived official description

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for southwestern New Mexico.

The saved record

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    Title
    Before

    Tornado Warning issued October 22 at 4:28PM MDT until October 22 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

    After

    Tornado Warning issued October 22 at 4:54PM MDT until October 22 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

    Source updated
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 22:28 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 22:54 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 22:28 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 22:54 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 22:28 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 22:54 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 23:00 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 23:04 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    TOREPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Central Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... North central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 427 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 9 miles southeast of Redrock, moving north at 35 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Grant and north central Hidalgo Counties, including the following locations... Gila Middle Box.

    After

    The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for southwestern New Mexico.

    Official instructions
    Before

    TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

    After

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    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bdcebd2a93cddf634310007f260cc428e8c334ef.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e448835dd5b6b3b02cbba885f3a5002e451009b4.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 22:54 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 22:42 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Tornado Warning issued October 22 at 4:28PM MDT until October 22 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 22:28 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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