SVREPZ

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Luna County in southwestern New Mexico...
Southwestern Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...

* Until 400 PM MDT.

* At 329 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles southeast
of Columbus, moving north at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Luna and southwestern Dona Ana Counties.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
696 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NEW MEXICO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

DONA ANA              OTERO                 SIERRA

IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO

GRANT                 HIDALGO               LUNA

IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN WESTERN TEXAS

EL PASO               HUDSPETH

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALAMOGORDO, ANIMAS, ANTELOPE WELLS,
CLIFF, CLINT, DEMING, EL PASO, ELEPHANT BUTTE, FORT HANCOCK,
GAGE, GILA, GILA HOT SPRINGS, KINGSTON, LAKE ROBERTS, LAS CRUCES,
LORDSBURG, MCNARY, PINOS ALTOS, ROAD FORKS, RODEO, SIERRA BLANCA,
SILVER CITY, SOCORRO, TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, AND TYRONE.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central New Mexico, including the
following areas, East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo, Otero
Mesa, Southeast Tularosa Basin and West Central Tularosa
Basin/White Sands and southwest Texas, including the following
areas, Eastern/Central El Paso County, Northern Hudspeth
Highlands/Hueco Mountains, Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El
Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties, Rio Grande Valley of Eastern
Hudspeth County, Salt Basin, Southern Hudspeth Highlands and
Western El Paso County.

* WHEN...From Saturday evening through late Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water
crossings may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected to move through the
region between this evening and late Saturday night. Widespread
rainfall amounts of up to 1" are likely with localized areas
receiving 2-3" resulting in flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.