NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMFA.W 0014September 29, 2026
Flood Warning: Grant, Luna and Sierra, NM
The National Weather Service office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued a flood warning for Grant, Luna and Sierra in New Mexico, which was in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on September 29. It was the 14th 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 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
- Grant, Luna and Sierra
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:03 p.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KEPZ FA.W 0014
- 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...Western Sierra County in south central New Mexico... Northeastern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 1000 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 603 PM MDT, Moderate to briefly heavy rainfall continues to lift across eastern Grant and Western Sierra Counties. Rainfall rates around 1 inch per hour have been observed. This will result in minor flooding on several low water crossings in the area. Rises on the Mimbres River are likely. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Faywood, San Lorenzo, Cuchillo, Hurley, Hillsboro, Sherman, Cobre, Bayard and Kingston. - 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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