997  
WGUS64 KEPZ 201532  
FFAEPZ  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
932 AM MDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
NMZ401-403-414-417-425-426-428-429-210545-  
/O.EXB.KEPZ.FA.A.0003.260720T1800Z-260721T0600Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-  
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA-  
CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY/SILVER CITY AREA-SOUTHERN GILA REGION  
HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EAST CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN/ALAMOGORDO-  
SOUTHEAST TULAROSA BASIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT, FORT BAYARD, MULE  
CREEK, GILA HOT SPRINGS, SILVER CITY, HURLEY, MESCALERO,  
TIMBERON, CROW FLATS, LAKE ROBERTS, CLIFF, TULAROSA, BUCKHORN,  
MOUNTAIN PARK, KINGSTON, OROGRANDE, MIMBRES, FAYWOOD, ALAMOGORDO,  
AND HOLLOMAN AFB  
932 AM MDT MON JUL 20 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...GILA REGION AND PORTIONS OF OTERO COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NMZ404>407-210545-  
/O.EXT.KEPZ.FA.A.0003.260720T1800Z-260721T0600Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-  
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VIRDEN, DEMING, RED ROCK, HACHITA,  
CLOVERDALE, ANTELOPE WELLS, COLUMBUS, ANIMAS, AND LORDSBURG  
932 AM MDT MON JUL 20 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO LOWLANDS.  
 
* WHEN...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- 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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