⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Otero, NM; El Paso, TX – Friday, October 23, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 23 at 6:04PM MDT until October 23 at 6:30PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Details

SVREPZ

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Otero County in south central New Mexico…
Northeastern El Paso County in western Texas…

* Until 630 PM MDT.

* At 603 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fort Bliss,
moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Northeast El Paso, East El Paso, Central El Paso, Far East El Paso,
Chaparral, Hueco Tanks, Fort Bliss, Homestead Meadows, Hueco
Mountain Estates, Biggs Field, and Fort Bliss Northeast.

This includes Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 4.

Instructions

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

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.