NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMFA.W 0018October 23, 2026
Flood Warning: Grant and Sierra, NM
The National Weather Service office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued a flood warning for Grant and Sierra in New Mexico, in force until 3:15 a.m. local time on October 23. It was the 18th areal flood warning the NWS office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued in 2026. New Mexico had 1 flood warning in October 2026, against 1 in an average October of 2008-2025 (New Mexico's flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 3 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Area
- Grant and Sierra
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:14 a.m. MDT, October 23, 2026
- Expires
- 3:15 a.m. MDT, October 23, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KEPZ FA.W 0018
- 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...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...West Central Sierra County in south central New Mexico... Northeastern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 315 AM MDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1214 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... San Lorenzo, Hurley, Sherman, Cobre, Bayard, San Juan, Mimbres, Hanover, Kingston, North Hurley, Shingle Canyon, Allie Canyon and Bear Canyon. - 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 especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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.