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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
847 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2026
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DONA ANA NM-
847 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE RIO GRANDE BETWEEN RINCON ARROYO AND LEASBURG DAM AND
FOR RINCON ARROYO IN NORTHWESTERN DONA ANA COUNTY...
AT 847 PM MDT, FLOODING CONTINUES ON THE RIO GRANDE, AND WATER IS
BEGINNING TO RECEDE ON RINCON ARROYO. A BAND OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY
HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA, BUT WILL NOT LIKELY
EXACERBATE FLOODING TO A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY HEAVY RAIN AND RUNOFF.
SOURCE...GAUGES REPORTED.
IMPACT...FLOODING ON THE RIO GRANDE AND SIDE ARROYOS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
RINCON, PEACEFUL VALLEY, RINCONCITO, SELDEN CANYON, AND LOW LYING
AREAS JUST ABOVE LEASBURG DAM.
RIVER GAUGES SHOW THE RINCON ARROYO HAS DROPPED BY ABOUT 1.5 FEET
SINCE 8 PM. THE RIO GRANDE CRESTED AT 10.87 FEET OR 6300 CFS AT
HAYNERS BRIDGE BELOW RINCON AT 7:32 PM, BUT HAS ONLY DROPPED BY A FEW
INCHES SINCE THEN. THE RIVER CONTINUES TO RISE SLOWLY AT LEASBURG.
FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED SOUTH OF LEASBURG DUE TO LEVEE
PROTECTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
LAT...LON 3271 10703 3270 10702 3266 10706 3264 10703
3261 10700 3255 10698 3254 10698 3250 10692
3249 10692 3249 10696 3250 10697 3252 10700
3255 10702 3261 10705 3264 10710 3266 10710
3266 10709
FLASH FLOOD...GAUGE INDICATED
MPH
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