NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMFA.W 0010September 29, 2026
Flood Warning: Dona Ana, Luna and Sierra, NM
The National Weather Service office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued a flood warning for Dona Ana, Luna and Sierra in New Mexico, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on September 29. It was the 10th areal flood warning the NWS office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued in 2026. New Mexico had 37 flood warnings in September 2026, against 5 in an average September of 2008-2025 (New Mexico's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.4 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, Luna and Sierra
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:39 p.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KEPZ FA.W 0010
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in New Mexico since 2008Every warning type in New Mexico
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northern Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 600 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of arroyos, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Arroyos continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 239 PM MDT, Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall continue to lash northern Dona Ana County. Expect flooding on nearly all arroyos and low water crossings in the area. - Flooding may cut off hiking trails in backcountry areas around the Robledo and Dona Ana Mountains, including behind Broad Canyon Dam and around Prehistoric Trackways National Monument. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hatch, Leasburg, Rincon, Northrup Landing, Radium Springs, Dona Ana, Salem, Garfield, East Mesa, Portions of Jornada Experimental Range, Uvas Valley, Hill and Northeast Las Cruces. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.