Weather Alerts For Malaga, NM

A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # HEADLINE -------------------- A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN EDDY AND WEST CENTRAL LEA COUNTIES THROUGH 445 AM MDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 355 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles northwest of Maljamar, or 30 miles east of Artesia, moving southeast at 15 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Maljamar. ISSUED AT Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 3:55 AM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Central Lea County NM, Eddy County Plains NM

Closest strike: 9.02 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.