# SUMMARY
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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.
# DETAILS
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ISSUED AT
Friday, October 23, 2026 at 12:53 PM MDT
ISSUED BY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
HEADER
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 696
