Severe Flood ● Closed
Flood Watch issued September 21 at 11:52AM MDT until September 23 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM, United States of America
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* 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
Measurements
| Coordinates | 39.9645, -100.8105 |
|---|---|
| Region | Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley; Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Eastern Black Range Foothills; Sierra County Lakes; Northern Dona Ana County; South |
| Location Precision | country |
| Issuing Authority | United States of America — us-noaa-nws-en |
| Cap Urgency | Future |
| Cap Certainty | Possible |
| Cap Expires | 2026-09-21T23:00:00-06:00 |
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Area as the agency stated it: Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley; Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Eastern Black Range Foothills; Sierra County Lakes; Northern Dona Ana County; South
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