NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMFF.W 0192September 29, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Luna, NM
The National Weather Service office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued a flash flood warning for Luna in New Mexico, which was in force until 12:30 p.m. local time on September 29. It was the 192nd 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).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 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
- Luna
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:24 a.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 12:30 p.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEPZ FF.W 0192
- 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 Luna County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 1230 PM MDT. * At 924 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Deming.
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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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