NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMFF.W 0162September 23, 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 11:00 a.m. local time on September 23. It was the 162nd 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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The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Area
- Otero
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:07 a.m. MDT, September 23, 2026
- Expires
- 11:00 a.m. MDT, September 23, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEPZ FF.W 0162
- 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... The Salt Fire Burn Scar in... Northern Otero County in south central New Mexico... * Until 1100 AM MDT. * At 907 AM MDT, Emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Salt Fire Burn Scar. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the Salt Fire Burn Scar, into canyons flowing north towards Cherokee Bill Canyon and US Highway 70. These side canyons include Bear, Snow, and Fence Canyons. Portions of Highway 70 between Apache Summit and the Lincoln County line may be impacted. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around the Salt Fire Burn Scar. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the Salt Fire Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Snow Canyon, Bear Canyon, Fence Canyon and Portions of US Highway 70 between Apache Summit and the Otero-Lincoln County Line.
What the agency told people to do
Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and ditches in the Salt Fire Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety.
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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