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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS El Paso, TX

July 3, 2026Otero County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2026, 4:10 PM MDT for Otero County, New Mexico. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 3, 2026, 4:10 PM MDT (22:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2026, 4:45 PM MDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Otero County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 3:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZ25 min
Jul 3, 3:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero21 min
Jul 3, 4:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZOtero24 min
Jul 3, 4:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZOtero29 min
Jul 3, 5:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero3 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.