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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 10:23 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Otero County in south central New Mexico... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 422 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Three Rivers, moving southwest at 20 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... Three Rivers, Tularosa, and Three Rivers Petroglyph Site. This includes Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 81 and 98. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 10:14 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM MDT... At 414 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles northwest of Tularosa, moving west at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Three Rivers, Tularosa, and Three Rivers Petroglyph Site. This includes Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 74 and 100. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 9:54 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Otero County in south central New Mexico... * Until 700 PM MDT. * At 354 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.0 and 1.5 inch of rain has fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Bent and Tularosa Falls and surrounding areas will see high flows along Tularosa Creek. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Tularosa and Bent. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
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