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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
201 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2026
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DONA ANA NM-
201 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2026
..FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR MCLEOD DAM
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE IMMINENT FAILURE OF MCLEOD DAM ON THE
MCLEOD ARROYO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NORTHWESTERN DONA ANA COUNTY...
AT 201 PM MDT, DAM OPERATORS AND COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED THE
IMMINENT FAILURE OF MCLEOD DAM.
FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR MCLEOD DAM. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING FROM THE IMMINENT FAILURE OF
MCLEOD DAM.
SOURCE...DAM OPERATOR.
IMPACT...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND NOW!
RURAL AREAS BETWEEN GARFIELD AND SALEM, INCLUDING PORTIONS OF
HIGHWAYS 187 AND 390, AND ALONG GARFIELD DRAIN, GARFIELD CANAL, AND
OTHER DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION DITCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN LOW LYING AREAS BELOW THE MCLEOD DAM YOU SHOULD MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 3274 10726 3273 10727 3272 10726 3271 10724
3273 10724 3273 10725
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
DAM FAILURE...IMMINENT
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