NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMFF.W 0175September 25, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Otero, NM
The National Weather Service office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued a flash flood warning for Otero in New Mexico, which was in force until 7:30 a.m. local time on September 25. It was the 175th 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).
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In force for 6 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
- Otero
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:30 a.m. MDT, September 25, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 a.m. MDT, September 25, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEPZ FF.W 0175
- 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
FFWEPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Otero County in south central New Mexico... * Until 730 AM MDT. * At 130 AM MDT, Moderate to heavy rainfall falling over highly saturated ground in the eastern Sacramento Mountains will lead to considerable flooding in area streams overnight. Impacts will be worse the further downstream, or east you go, as runoff builds up. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, roads, and low water crossings. Washouts and stream bank erosion are likely. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Sacramento, Mayhill, Weed, Sixteen Springs, James Canyon, Cox Canyon and Hay Canyon. Impacted streams include, but are not limited to... Rio Penasco, Agua Chiquita Creek, Bluewater Creek, Dry Burnt Canyon, Elk Canyon, Lower Portions of Hay Canyon, Cox Canyon, and James Canyon.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. 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