Primary source: NWS tornado warning expiration

The National Weather Service in El Paso said Saturday that a tornado warning for central Otero County, New Mexico, would be allowed to expire at 5 p.m. MDT after the storm that prompted it weakened².

NWS had issued the warning at 4:20 p.m. MDT for a severe thunderstorm 7 miles west of Pinon that was moving northeast at 25 mph, with radar-indicated rotation and a listed hail hazard¹. Locations named in the original warning included Weed, Avis, Miller Flats and McDonald Flats¹.

In a 4:50 p.m. MDT update, NWS said the storm no longer appeared capable of producing a tornado and that small hail was still possible². A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remained in effect until 10 p.m. MDT for south-central New Mexico².

Albuquerque station KOAT reported that the Otero County tornado warning had been allowed to expire, in an item updated at 4:52 p.m. MDT³. The station did not independently confirm whether a tornado touched down³.

NWS did not report damage or a confirmed tornado in the expiration notice². What remains unknown is whether any funnel was observed on the ground and whether later watches will be extended or canceled.

Sources

1. National Weather ServiceTornado Warning issued October 24 at 4:20PM MDT until October 24 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMOct 24, 6:20 PM
2. National Weather ServiceTornado Warning issued October 24 at 4:50PM MDT until October 24 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMOct 24, 6:50 PM
3. KOATTornado warning for Otero County allowed to expireOct 24, 6:52 PM

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