Key facts
- Alert
- Tornado Warning (extreme)
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Areas
- Hudspeth, TX
- In effect
- until 11:15 PM MDT, Oct 25, 2026
- Detection
- Radar indicated
What the National Weather Service says
“TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.”
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM, Tornado Warning, 10:46 PM MDT Oct 25, 2026 · official alert
“Avoid windows.”
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM, Tornado Warning, 10:46 PM MDT Oct 25, 2026 · official alert
“This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Hudspeth County.”
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM, Tornado Warning, 10:46 PM MDT Oct 25, 2026 · official alert
What to do
Take cover now. Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building, and stay away from windows.
If you are outdoors, in a mobile home or in a vehicle, get to the closest substantial shelter. Protect yourself from flying debris.
The National Weather Service says the storm also carries quarter size hail. Stay sheltered until the warning expires at 11:15 PM MDT or officials say it is safe.
Context
FEMA flood-insurance records show 1 claim in Hudspeth County, in 2007. That count covers only insured flood losses, so it does not show all past storm damage.
FEMA has made three disaster declarations for the county in its records: severe winter storms in 2021, severe storms and flooding in 2006, and extreme wildfire threat in 2006.
Updates
- The tornado warning expired at 11:15 PM MDT.
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM issued the tornado warning until 11:15 PM MDT.
History here
Hudspeth County: 1 flood insurance claim in FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program records since 2007, most recent 2007.
Hudspeth County: recent federal disaster declarations
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Questions
- Is there a tornado warning in Hudspeth County, Texas?
- Yes. The National Weather Service in El Paso issued a Tornado Warning for northwestern Hudspeth County at 10:46 PM MDT. It runs until 11:15 PM MDT on October 25, 2026.
- Where is the tornado storm right now?
- At 1045 PM MDT, the National Weather Service located the storm 4 miles south of Desert Haven, moving east at 20 mph. Radar indicated rotation.
- What damage could this tornado cause?
- The National Weather Service warns that flying debris will be dangerous to anyone without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed, and damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur.
Sources
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM: Tornado Warning, Oct 25, 2026 weather.gov
- FEMA OpenFEMA: NFIP claims and disaster declarations fema.gov
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