706  
WGUS64 KEPZ 220413  
FFAEPZ  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
1013 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
NMZ414>416-221600-  
/O.CON.KEPZ.FA.A.0004.260722T1800Z-260723T0000Z/  
/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 SACRAMENTO, MOUNTAIN PARK, MESCALERO,  
PINON, CLOUDCROFT, SUNSPOT, TIMBERON, APACHE SUMMIT, AND MAYHILL  
1013 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
* 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...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF RAINFALL HAVE RESULTED IN SATURATED  
CONDITIONS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST FOR  
WEDNESDAY. STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT  
AMOUNT OF TIME WITH MUCH OF THE RAINFALL QUICKLY BECOMING  
RUNOFF. THUS, THERE IS AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING  
FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
- 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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