NWS Midland/Odessa TXFF.W 0185September 15, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Lea, Andrews and Winkler, NM and TX
The National Weather Service office in Midland/Odessa issued a flash flood warning for Lea, Andrews and Winkler in New Mexico, Texas, which was in force until 11:30 p.m. local time on September 15. It was the 185th flash flood warning the NWS office in Midland/Odessa 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 2 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Midland/Odessa TX
- Area
- Lea, Andrews and Winkler
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:28 p.m. MDT, September 15, 2026
- Expires
- 11:30 p.m. MDT, September 15, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMAF FF.W 0185
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in New Mexico since 2008Every warning type in New Mexico
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The notice as issued
FFWMAF The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Lea County in southeastern New Mexico... Southwestern Andrews County in western Texas... Northeastern Winkler County in western Texas... * Until 1130 PM MDT /1230 AM CDT/. * At 928 PM MDT /1028 PM CDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Jal and Jal Airport. This includes the following streams and drainages... Monument Draw.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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The record around this notice
- Flash Flood Warnings in New Mexico since 2008165 a year
- Every warning type in New Mexico
- Flash Flood Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most3,924 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels