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Severe Weather In Eddy County, New Mexico, Oct 24, 2026 · Confirmed
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Status
Confirmed by an official source
Independent sources
1
First seen
Oct 24, 9:00 AM MDT
updated Oct 26, 5:00 AM MDT
Topic
Local News
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Bulldogs beat the Storm: Block seals 28-27 win over Goddard · Artesia Daily PressOct 24, 9:00 AM MDT
Three Things the Bulldogs Did Well in a Gritty Win Over Goddard · Artesia Daily PressOct 26, 5:00 AM MDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
“Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 24 at 9:31PM CDT until October 24 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX”
SVRMAF The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico... Northwestern Culberson County in southwestern Texas... * Until 1015 PM CDT/915 PM MDT/. * At 931 PM CDT/831 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of Dell City, moving northeast at 25 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... Pine Springs, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, McKittrick Canyon, Lincoln National Forest, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and Queen.
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.
National Weather Service · issued Oct 24, 8:31 PM MDT
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Eddy 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 24, 10:10 AM MDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 24, 8:41 PM MDTPublished: One source reported it, and an official source confirms it.