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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
557 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2026
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DONA ANA NM-LUNA NM-SIERRA NM-
557 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
* WHEN...UNTIL 800 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. STREAMS
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 557 PM MDT, MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS LIKELY TO
CONTINUE.
- FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SOME AREAS, INCLUDING
RINCON.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HATCH, LEASBURG, RINCON, NORTHRUP LANDING, RADIUM SPRINGS, DONA
ANA, SALEM, GARFIELD, PORTIONS OF JORNADA EXPERIMENTAL RANGE,
UVAS VALLEY, AND HILL.
- 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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