NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMFA.W 0015September 29, 2026
Flood Warning: Grant and Hidalgo, NM
The National Weather Service office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued a flood warning for Grant and Hidalgo in New Mexico, which was in force until 9:15 p.m. local time on September 29. It was the 15th 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 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
- Grant and Hidalgo
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:17 p.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 9:15 p.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KEPZ FA.W 0015
- 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...Northwestern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... Northwestern Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 915 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Streams 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 617 PM MDT, Moderate to briefly heavy rainfall continues to affect the area. Expect flooding in low water crossings and poor drainage areas to continue. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Cliff, Redrock, Mule Creek, Virden, Buckhorn, Riverside, Gila, Gila Lower Box, Bill Evans Lake and Gila Middle Box. - 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. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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