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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 20 at 12:42AM MDT until October 20 at 1:15AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Sierra, NM. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued: 20 October 2026 at 06:42 UTC
First saved by us: 20 October 2026 at 06:47 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 20 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM · Sierra, NM
Certainty / urgency: Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 20 October 2026 at 07:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 20 October 2026 at 06:42 UTC / 20 October 2026 at 07:15 UTC

Archived official description

SVREPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Sierra County in south central New Mexico... * Until 115 AM MDT. * At 1242 AM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hillsboro, moving northeast at 45 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... Cuchillo, Caballo, Truth or Consequences, Hillsboro, San Miguel, Kingston, Engle, City of Elephant Butte, Palomas, Ladder Ranch, Alamosa Canyon, Williamsburg, Elephant Butte Lake, Lower Animas Creek, Las Placitas, Upper Palomas Canyon, Lost Canyon, Lower Palomas Canyon, Ash Canyon, and Rock Canyon. This includes Interstate 25 in New Mexico between mile markers 65 and 86.

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For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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First saved record · 20 October 2026 at 06:47 UTC

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20 October 2026 at 06:47 UTC

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Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 20 at 12:42AM MDT until October 20 at 1:15AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 20 October 2026 at 06:42 UTC

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  "title": "Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 20 at 12:42AM MDT until October 20 at 1:15AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM",
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  "expiresAt": "2026-10-20T07:15:00.000Z",
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  "severity": "Severe",
  "urgency": "Immediate",
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  "messageType": "Alert",
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  "place": "Sierra, NM",
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