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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1152 AM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026
NMZ401-404>406-220500-
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Upper Gila River Valley-Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-
Lowlands of the Bootheel-Uplands of the Bootheel-
Including the cities of Hachita, Virden, Gila Hot Springs, Cliff,
Lordsburg, Red Rock, Buckhorn, Cloverdale, Animas, Antelope Wells,
and Mule Creek
1152 AM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...A portion of southwest New Mexico, including the following
areas, Lowlands of the Bootheel, Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River
Valley, Uplands of the Bootheel and Upper Gila River Valley.
* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be
flooded. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and
rivers are possible.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- An early season back door cool front will interact with a late
season plume of deep tropical moisture, bringing several rounds
of thunderstorms with torrential downpours to the region Tuesday
afternoon through Wednesday evening. Repeated thunderstorms may
tend to focus in one or two areas, resulting in higher end
precipitation totals. The most critical period with the heaviest
rain potential will likely be Tuesday night into Wednesday
morning.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
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NMZ403-407>411-414>417-425>429-TXZ418>420-423-220500-
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Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-Southwest Desert/Mimbres
Basin-Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-Northern
Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-West
Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Sacramento Mountains
Above 7500 Feet-East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Otero Mesa-Central Grant County/Silver City Area-Southern Gila
Region Highlands/Black Range-West Central Tularosa Basin/White
Sands-East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa
Basin-Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central El Paso County-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Rio Grande Valley of
Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-
Including the cities of Tornillo, Lake Roberts, Fabens, White Sands
Range Headquarters, Garfield, Silver City, Kingston, Derry, Truth Or
Consequences, Sunspot, Sacramento, Mescalero, Vado, Spaceport, Upper
Valley, Deming, Fort Hancock, Crow Flats, Sunland Park, Holloman AFB,
Socorro, Columbus, Hurley, Fort Bliss, Mountain Park, Fort Bayard,
White Sands National Park, Timberon, Cloudcroft, Tularosa, Hueco
Tanks, Downtown El Paso, Alamogordo, Loma Linda, Mayhill, Hillsboro,
East and Northeast El Paso, Faywood, Pinon, Grant County Airport,
Winston, Hatch, Orogrande, West El Paso, Chaparral, Apache Summit,
Mimbres, Las Cruces, and Radium Springs
1152 AM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of New Mexico, including the following areas,
Central Grant County/Silver City Area, East Central Tularosa
Basin/Alamogordo, East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet,
Eastern Black Range Foothills, Northern Dona Ana County, Otero
Mesa, Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, Sierra County Lakes,
Southeast Tularosa Basin, Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley,
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley, Southern Gila Region
Highlands/Black Range, Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin, West Central
Tularosa Basin/White Sands and West Slopes Sacramento Mountains
Below 7500 Feet and southwest Texas, including the following areas,
Eastern/Central El Paso County, Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco
Mountains, Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth
Counties and Western El Paso County.
* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be
flooded. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and
rivers are possible.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- An early season back door cool front will interact with a late
season plume of deep tropical moisture, bringing several rounds
of thunderstorms with torrential downpours to the region Tuesday
afternoon through Wednesday evening. Repeated thunderstorms may
tend to focus in one or two areas, resulting in higher end
precipitation totals. The most critical period with the heaviest
rain potential will likely be Tuesday night into Wednesday
morning.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
&&
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DH