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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
603 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2026
NMC017-029-051-300400-
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GRANT NM-LUNA NM-SIERRA NM-
603 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WESTERN SIERRA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
* WHEN...UNTIL 1000 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...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 603 PM MDT, MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO
LIFT ACROSS EASTERN GRANT AND WESTERN SIERRA COUNTIES. RAINFALL
RATES AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. THIS WILL RESULT
IN MINOR FLOODING ON SEVERAL LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN THE AREA.
RISES ON THE MIMBRES RIVER ARE LIKELY.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FAYWOOD, SAN LORENZO, CUCHILLO, HURLEY, HILLSBORO, SHERMAN,
COBRE, BAYARD AND KINGSTON.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
LAT...LON 3250 10823 3251 10834 3279 10818 3320 10800
3347 10800 3348 10782 3348 10721 3323 10735
3307 10739 3281 10756 3272 10771 3252 10791
MPH
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