Local Weather Alert Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Luna County, NM Issued by The National Weather Service El Paso, TX Mon, Jul 1, 2013, 8:28 PM MDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN DONA ANA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... NORTHEASTERN LUNA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO... SOUTHERN SIERRA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... * UNTIL 930 PM MDT * AT 819 PM MDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR CABALLO AND HILLSBORO... MOVING SOUTH AT 40 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH... HAIL ONE INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER... ALONG WITH POTENTIALLY DEADLY LIGHTNING. TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING NOW. DENSE BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THIS STORM... REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO DANGEROUS LEVELS ON AREA ROADWAYS.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 02:36:19 +0000