Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Dona Ana County until 5 PM

UPDATE: This warning has now expired.

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN DONA ANA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO…

* UNTIL 500 PM MDT.

* AT 406 PM MDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AFTON
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
VADO, BERINO, SAN MIGUEL, MESQUITE, MESILLA, LA MESA, AFTON
GENERATING PLANT, HIGH VALLEY, SAN PABLO AND MESILLA VALLEY BOSQUE
STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

KVIA