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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS El Paso, TX

June 2, 2026Otero County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2026, 2:36 PM MDT for Otero County, New Mexico. It was in force for 24 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
Jun 2, 2026, 2:36 PM MDT (20:36 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2026, 3:00 PM MDT
In force
24 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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 2, 12:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 12:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 2, 11:49 AM MDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 2, 12:57 PM MDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
1257 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2026

NMZ414>416-021930-
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet NM-
East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet NM-
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet NM-
1257 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY
THROUGH 130 PM MDT...

At 1257 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles north of Cloudcroft, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Burro Flats.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3295 10577 3300 10585 3315 10579 3307 10557
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 216DEG 12KT 3303 10577

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

JG
Local storm report, Jun 2, 1:43 PM MDT, 53 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
143 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0125 PM     Hail             11 E Cloudcroft         32.95N 105.55W
06/02/2026  M1.50 Inch       Otero              NM   Public

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Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:20 PM MDT, 16 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 11:10 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero2 hr
Jun 2, 11:30 AM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatEPZOtero105 min
Jun 2, 11:49 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZOtero26 min
Jun 2, 11:57 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero48 min
Jun 2, 12:02 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero19 min
Jun 2, 12:21 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZOtero3 hr
Jun 2, 12:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZOtero33 min
Jun 2, 1:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero39 min
Jun 2, 2:00 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZOtero3 hr
Jun 2, 2:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero44 min
Jun 2, 2:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZOtero25 min
Jun 2, 2:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero33 min
Jun 2, 3:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZOtero2 hr
Jun 2, 3:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZOtero31 min
Jun 2, 3:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero45 min
Jun 2, 3:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero30 min
Jun 2, 4:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero49 min
Jun 2, 4:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero, Sierra27 min
Jun 2, 4:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero39 min
Jun 2, 4:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero22 min
Jun 2, 5:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZOtero23 min
Jun 2, 5:05 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningEPZOtero115 min
Jun 2, 2:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHudspeth29 min
Jun 2, 3:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZEl Paso37 min
Jun 2, 3:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHudspeth27 min
Jun 2, 3:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHudspeth23 min
Jun 2, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementEPZHudspeth28 min
Jun 2, 4:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHudspeth45 min
Jun 2, 4:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHudspeth114 min
Jun 2, 5:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHudspeth49 min
Jun 2, 5:33 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEPZHudspeth117 min
Jun 2, 5:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEPZHudspeth37 min

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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.