@ialertweather: Two Severe Thunderstorm Warnings: 1.75 Inch Hail, 70 mph Gusts in Luna and Hidalgo Counties, New Mexico Monday, October 19, 2026. Strong thunderstorms are pushing across southwestern New Mexico this evening. Two Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are in effect in New Mexico: one for Luna County, including Pecan Park, until 7:00 PM MDT, and one for Hidalgo County, until 7:15 PM MDT. The Luna County warning carries hail up to 1.75 inches and wind gusts to 70 mph; the other carries hail up to 1.5 inches and wind gusts to 60 mph, radar indicated. Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. The storm under the Luna County warning is in the eastern part of the county, about 6 miles east-northeast of Pecan Park, moving east-northeast at 25 mph and weakening, with frequent lightning and torrential rain. It is expected to reach Doña Ana County around 7:17 PM MDT. The storm under the Hidalgo County warning is in the southeastern part of the county, about 29 miles south of Hachita, moving east-northeast at 23 mph, with frequent lightning and torrential rain. A storm is in southeastern Hidalgo County, about 11 miles south-southwest of Hachita, moving north-northeast at 32 mph and strengthening, with frequent lightning and torrential rain. It is expected to reach Grant County around 6:47 PM MDT. The two warnings cover about 840 people and 430 homes. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Luna County, New Mexico, was in effect until 6:45 PM MDT. #NewMexico #SevereWeather #Thunderstorms

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Tuesday 20 October 2026 00:50:15 GMT