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Flood Watch
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
551 AM MDT Mon Sep 28 2026
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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-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-Salt Basin-Southern Hudspeth
Highlands-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth
Counties-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County-
Including the cities of Fort Bliss, Cliff, Lordsburg, Cloudcroft,
East and Northeast El Paso, Cornudas, Hatch, Timberon, Red Rock,
Pinon, Lake Roberts, Socorro, Silver City, Cloverdale, Vado, Sunland
Park, Garfield, Downtown El Paso, Columbus, Holloman AFB, Dell City,
Mule Creek, Apache Summit, Truth Or Consequences, Virden, Spaceport,
Radium Springs, Fort Bayard, Alamogordo, Antelope Wells, Hachita,
Sacramento, Sierra Blanca, West El Paso, Indian Hot Springs, Mimbres,
Sunspot, White Sands Range Headquarters, Mountain Park, Tularosa, Las
Cruces, Derry, White Sands National Park, Fabens, Salt Flat, Grant
County Airport, Tornillo, Kingston, Crow Flats, Chaparral, Gila Hot
Springs, Buckhorn, Faywood, Deming, Hillsboro, Hueco Tanks,
Orogrande, Animas, Upper Valley, Loma Linda, Mayhill, Fort Hancock,
Mescalero, Hurley, and Winston
551 AM MDT Mon Sep 28 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Southwest New Mexico including Dona Ana, Otero, Luna,
Sierra, Grant, and Hidalgo Counties. Far West Texas, including El
Paso and Hudspeth Counties.
* WHEN...From noon MDT today through late Tuesday night.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Low-water crossings may be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Tropical moisture will be transported northward ahead of a
decaying Tropical Cyclone Polo Monday and Tuesday, bringing
widespread showers and thunderstorms to the region. High rainfall
rates and repeated rounds of rain up to 4 inches may result in
instances of flash flooding. Heavy rainfall from last week has
saturated soils and will elevate the flood threat further 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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