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Severe Weather In Deming, Luna County, New Mexico, Oct 19, 2026 · Confirmed
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Status
Confirmed by an official source
Independent sources
1
First seen
Oct 19, 6:00 PM MDT
updated Oct 19, 6:00 PM MDT
Topic
Local News
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Tornado touches down near Deming in Luna County · Las Cruces Sun-NewsOct 19, 6:00 PM MDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
“Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 4:58PM MDT until October 22 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM”
SVREPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... Northwestern Luna County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 545 PM MDT. * At 458 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of White Signal, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Lake Roberts, Hurley, Tyrone, Silver City, Pinos Altos, Cobre, Bayard, Hanover, White Signal, Fierro, North Hurley, Mimbres, Santa Clara, Fort Bayard, Soldiers Canyon, Gattons Park, Allie Canyon, Shingle Canyon, Bear Canyon, and Camp Thunderbird.
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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for southwestern New Mexico.
National Weather Service · issued Oct 22, 4:58 PM MDT
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Luna County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.
How We Decided
Oct 20, 8:54 PM MDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 22, 5:13 PM MDTPublished: One source reported it, and an official source confirms it.