BREAKING NEWS: Tornado warning for Las Cruces

There is a massive storm headed for Las Cruces and a tornado was spotted. As of right now, the Las Cruces Public Schools are keeping students at the schools for now. New Mexico State University has sent out an alert but not cancelled classes.

Interstate 10 is closed between Deming and Las Cruces.

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Here’s the National Weather Service’s warning:

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

TORNADO WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

228 PM MDT WED SEP 13 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…

CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…UNIVERSITY PARKLAS CRUCES

* UNTIL 330 PM MDT

* AT 222 PM MDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 16 MILES WEST OF

MESILLA…OR ABOUT 19 MILES WEST OF UNIVERSITY PARK…MOVING EAST

AT 10 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

DONA ANA AND INCLUDE INTERSTATE 10 WEST OF LAS CRUCES.

DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE

PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK

TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORM’S PATH AND

TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO…GET OUT OF

YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE…SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED

BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT…SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT…DITCH OR LOW

SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY

TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A

TORNADO…LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE

STRUCTURE IS NEARBY…SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER

YOUR HEAD.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES…EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A

STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE…LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST

DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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