NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMFA.W 0011September 29, 2026
Flood Warning: Dona Ana and Sierra, NM
The National Weather Service office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued a flood warning for Dona Ana and Sierra in New Mexico, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on September 29. It was the 11th 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 3.2 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
- Dona Ana and Sierra
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:51 p.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KEPZ FA.W 0011
- 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...South Central Sierra County in south central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 600 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 251 PM MDT, Bands of moderate to heavy rainfall continue to affect south-central Sierra County. Expect creeks and arroyos to continue to rise, including Animas Creek, Seco Creek, Percha Creek, and Trujillo Canyon. Low water crossings in the region will likely be dangerously inundated. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Arrey, Caballo, Derry, Palomas, Lower Animas Creek and areas surrounding Caballo Lake. - 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. Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
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.