NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMFF.W 0216September 29, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Dona Ana, NM
The National Weather Service office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued a flash flood warning for Dona Ana in New Mexico, which was in force until 11:30 p.m. local time on September 29. It was the 216th flash flood warning the NWS office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued in 2026. New Mexico had 190 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 21 in an average September of 2008-2025 (New Mexico's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 4.8 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Area
- Dona Ana
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:42 p.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 11:30 p.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEPZ FF.W 0216
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWEPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Rio Grande between Rincon and Leasburg Dam and the Rincon Arroyo in northern Dona Ana County in New Mexico... * Until 1130 PM MDT. * At 642 PM MDT, river gauge reports indicate flooding on the Rio Grande at Hayner's Bridge near Rincon. Gauges also indicate Rincon Arroyo remains flooded. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Gauges reported. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, and rivers. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Rincon, Angostura, Rinconcito, Peaceful Valley, Selden Canyon, and Radium Springs. The Rio Grande gauge at Hayner's Bridge near Rincon 10.8 feet, with a flow of 6,250 cfs. This will result in flooding downstream on the Rio Grande in locations not protected by levees. Expect flooding to impact portions of Highway 185, especially near the old Martinez Arena at mile marker 22.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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