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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
239 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2026
NMC013-029-051-300000-
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DONA ANA NM-LUNA NM-SIERRA NM-
239 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
* WHEN...UNTIL 600 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF ARROYOS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE
LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ARROYOS CONTINUE TO RISE DUE TO
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINFALL. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS ARE
INUNDATED WITH WATER AND MAY NOT BE PASSABLE. EXPECT MANY AREAS OF
SLOW MOVING OR STANDING WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 239 PM MDT, BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE TO
LASH NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY. EXPECT FLOODING ON NEARLY ALL
ARROYOS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN THE AREA.
- FLOODING MAY CUT OFF HIKING TRAILS IN BACKCOUNTRY AREAS AROUND
THE ROBLEDO AND DONA ANA MOUNTAINS, INCLUDING BEHIND BROAD CANYON
DAM AND AROUND PREHISTORIC TRACKWAYS NATIONAL MONUMENT.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HATCH, LEASBURG, RINCON, NORTHRUP LANDING, RADIUM SPRINGS, DONA
ANA, SALEM, GARFIELD, EAST MESA, PORTIONS OF JORNADA EXPERIMENTAL
RANGE, UVAS VALLEY, HILL AND NORTHEAST LAS CRUCES.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
REMAIN ALERT FOR FLOODING EVEN IN LOCATIONS NOT RECEIVING RAIN.
ARROYOS, STREAMS, AND RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER CURRENTS IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES, EVEN FROM DISTANT RAINFALL.
LAT...LON 3261 10731 3279 10731 3280 10689 3304 10638
3256 10638 3251 10651 3241 10673 3237 10683
3236 10732
MPH
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