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Courtesy Of Sherry Buchanan-Black. Scattered thunderstorms developed over and east of the Sacramento mountains on Thursday by noontime. A few of these became severe in the early afternoon. One of these thunderstorms became severe as it approached Carlsbad from the southwest. The Midland National Weather Service Office issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for East Central Eddy County at 2:53 PM MDT, including Carlsbad. The thunderstorm was moving eastward at only 10 mph and was located over the city.  Multiple Landspout tornadoes developed east and southeast of the city. I don't know exactly how many developed, but there were at least two of them side by side at times. Many people in and around Carlsbad saw them. Included in this blog post are but a few of the numerous photos and videos taken by the public of this event.  Based upon the numerous reports of Landspout tornadoes and the Severe Thunderstorm Warning that was issued for Carlsbad and surrounding areas, the Eddy County...