Tatum, NM Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM
CDT/630 PM MDT/ FOR SOUTHEASTERN EDDY...SOUTH CENTRAL LEA AND
NORTHWESTERN LOVING COUNTIES...

At 719 PM CDT/619 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles
east of Red Bluff Reservoir, or 18 miles north of Mentone, moving
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Eddy, south central Lea and northwestern Loving
Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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

&&


TORNADO...POSSIBLE;
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE;
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico...
Southwestern Lea County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 700 PM MDT.

* At 609 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles east of
Malaga, or 30 miles southeast of Carlsbad, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
eastern Eddy and southwestern Lea Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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

&&


THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE;
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
222 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NEW MEXICO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO

EDDY                  LEA

IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS

CULBERSON             REEVES

IN WESTERN TEXAS

ANDREWS               CRANE                 ECTOR
GAINES                LOVING                WARD
WINKLER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDREWS, ARTESIA, CARLSBAD,
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, CRANE, EUNICE, HOBBS, JAL, KERMIT,
LOVINGTON, MENTONE, MONAHANS, ODESSA, PECOS, SEMINOLE, TATUM,
AND VAN HORN.