Flash Flood Warning Issued for Lea County, NM and Andrews, Gaines Counties, TX
This alert is no longer in effect.
NOAA issued it on May 12, 2026, 3 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
Areazine synthesizes this NWS weather alert directly from NOAA's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 10:45 AM MDT for Lea County in New Mexico and Andrews and Gaines Counties in Texas, due to heavy rain causing flooding in areas like Hobbs.
Read this weather record in 30 seconds
- Record type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas
- Issued
- May 12, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas.
Flash Flood Warning in Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas
Alert Details
A Flash Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa, TX. It is effective from 7:41 AM MDT on May 1, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning affects Southeastern Lea County in New Mexico, Andrews County in Texas, and Gaines County in Texas. Specific locations include Hobbs, Andrews, Seminole, Eunice, Gaines County Airport, Nadine, Eunice Airport, Monument, Humble City, Frankel City, Florey, Paynes Corner, Andrews County Airport, Gaines County Park, McKenzie Lake, Lea County Regional Airport, Oil Center, and Industrial Airpark.
What You Should Do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Expected Conditions
Heavy rain has caused between 0.5 and 1 inch of rainfall, with additional amounts up to 1 inch possible. This is leading to flash flooding in small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, underpasses, and other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Timeline
The warning is effective from 7:41 AM MDT on May 1, 2026, and expires at 10:45 AM MDT on the same day.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
Related Weather Alerts
All Weather Alerts →Nationwide notices with similar length or severity timing 8
Two Areazine-derived peer sets for this NWS weather alert: nearest notices by body length and by same severity near the same agency date. Peers come from other categories so they are not the same-feed Related list above.
Similar body length
Nearest notices by article body length (1,193 characters here).
Similar severity timing
Same severity (high) notices issued closest in time to May 12, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this NWS weather alert.