FLOOD WATCH
FLOOD WATCH ISSUED SEPTEMBER 23 AT 6:16AM MDT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 23 AT 7:00PM MDT
Effective: 2026-09-23 06:16:00
Expires: 2026-09-23 19:00:00
Issued by: NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Alert Text
* WHAT...THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEWMEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* WHERE...SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS.
* WHEN...THROUGH 7PM THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A LATE SEASON PLUME OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IS TRANSPORTED NORTHWARD AHEAD OF AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE, BRINGING SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HIGH RAINFALL RATES TO THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING. - A BROAD SWATH OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO AFFECT MOST OF THE WATCH AREA NOW THROUGH THIS EVENING, WITH TYPICAL, SCATTERED MONSOON SEASON FLOOD IMPACTS. HOWEVER, THERE IS INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR A NARROW BAND OF REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL RESULT IN PARTICULARLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS, POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 3 INCHES IN A 6 TO 12 HOUR PERIOD, RESULTING IN HIGHER-END IMPACTS. - HTTP: WWW.WEATHER.GOV SAFETY FLOOD
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Target Area
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY, SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS MIMBRES VALLEY, SOUTHWEST DESERT LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY, LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL, UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL, SOUTHWEST DESERT MIMBRES BASIN, CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY SILVER CITY AREA, SOUTHERN GILA REGION HIGHLANDS BLACK RANGE, WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY, EASTERN CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY, NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS HUECO MOUNTAINS, SALT BASIN, SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS, RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES, RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY
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