229
WGUS54 KEPZ 231507
FFWEPZ
NMC035-231700-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0162.260923T1507Z-260923T1700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
907 AM MDT WED SEP 23 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE SALT FIRE BURN SCAR IN...
NORTHERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 1100 AM MDT.
* AT 907 AM MDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SALT FIRE BURN SCAR. BETWEEN 0.5 AND
1 INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 0.5
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING
OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR
WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOW MOVING THROUGH THE SALT FIRE BURN SCAR,
INTO CANYONS FLOWING NORTH TOWARDS CHEROKEE BILL CANYON AND US
HIGHWAY 70. THESE SIDE CANYONS INCLUDE BEAR, SNOW, AND FENCE
CANYONS. PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 70 BETWEEN APACHE SUMMIT AND THE
LINCOLN COUNTY LINE MAY BE IMPACTED. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF
ROCK, MUD, VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS IN AND AROUND THE
SALT FIRE BURN SCAR.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED.
IMPACT...FLOODING OF AREAS IN AND AROUND THE SALT FIRE BURN SCAR.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
SNOW CANYON, BEAR CANYON, FENCE CANYON AND PORTIONS OF US HIGHWAY
70 BETWEEN APACHE SUMMIT AND THE OTERO-LINCOLN COUNTY LINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE FLASH FLOODING OF
CREEKS...STREAMS...AND DITCHES IN THE SALT FIRE BURN SCAR. SEVERE
DEBRIS FLOWS CAN ALSO BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS ROADS. ROADS AND
DRIVEWAYS MAY BE WASHED AWAY IN PLACES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOOD
WATERS...CLIMB TO SAFETY.
LAT...LON 3326 10561 3326 10565 3324 10569 3324 10572
3329 10568 3331 10566 3331 10559 3330 10558
3327 10559
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
TSB
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page