NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMTO.W 0005October 24, 2026
Tornado Warning: Otero, NM
The National Weather Service office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued a tornado warning for Otero in New Mexico, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on October 24. It was the 5th tornado warning the NWS office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued in 2026. New Mexico had 8 tornado warnings in October 2026, against 1 in an average October of 2008-2025 (New Mexico's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 40 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Area
- Otero
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:20 p.m. MDT, October 24, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. MDT, October 24, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEPZ TO.W 0005
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in New Mexico since 2008Every warning type in New Mexico
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The notice as issued
TOREPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Central Otero County in south central New Mexico... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 420 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles west of Pinon, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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 dangerous storm will be near... Weed around 430 PM MDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Avis, Miller Flats, and McDonald Flats.
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.