793  
WGUS64 KEPZ 311523  
FFAEPZ  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
923 AM MDT SUN AUG 31 2025  
 
NMZ426-010600-  
/O.EXA.KEPZ.FA.A.0011.000000T0000Z-250901T0600Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
SOUTHERN GILA REGION HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKE ROBERTS AND KINGSTON  
923 AM MDT SUN AUG 31 2025  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREA, SOUTHERN GILA REGION HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. LOW-WATER  
CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- ABOVE AVERAGE MOISTURE WILL CREATE EFFICIENT RAINMAKERS THIS  
AFTERNOON AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN.  
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE  
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS AND BLACK RANGE. FLOOD-PRONE AREAS  
AND BURN SCARS ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 
 
 
 
 
NMZ414>416-010600-  
/O.CON.KEPZ.FA.A.0011.000000T0000Z-250901T0600Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-SACRAMENTO  
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW  
7500 FEET-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLOUDCROFT, TIMBERON, APACHE SUMMIT,  
SACRAMENTO, PINON, MESCALERO, SUNSPOT, MOUNTAIN PARK, AND MAYHILL  
923 AM MDT SUN AUG 31 2025  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING AREAS, EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET,  
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO  
MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. LOW-WATER  
CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- ABOVE AVERAGE MOISTURE WILL CREATE EFFICIENT RAINMAKERS THIS  
AFTERNOON AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN.  
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE  
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. FLOOD-PRONE AREAS AND BURN SCARS ARE  
ESPECIALLY AT RISK.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 
 
 
 
 
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