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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1229 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026
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WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW
7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SACRAMENTO, SUNSPOT, TIMBERON, MESCALERO,
MOUNTAIN PARK, PINON, APACHE SUMMIT, MAYHILL, AND CLOUDCROFT
1229 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS, EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET,
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN THIS EVENING AND LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1" ARE LIKELY WITH
LOCALIZED AREAS RECEIVING 2-3" RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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OTERO MESA-WEST CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN/WHITE SANDS-EAST CENTRAL
TULAROSA BASIN/ALAMOGORDO-SOUTHEAST TULAROSA BASIN-WESTERN EL
PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-NORTHERN HUDSPETH
HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT BLISS, DOWNTOWN EL PASO, HOLLOMAN AFB,
DELL CITY, EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO, FABENS, TULAROSA, TORNILLO,
ALAMOGORDO, SIERRA BLANCA, WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS, SOCORRO,
UPPER VALLEY, INDIAN HOT SPRINGS, CHAPARRAL, OROGRANDE, WEST EL PASO,
CROW FLATS, CORNUDAS, WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK, FORT HANCOCK, HUECO
TANKS, LOMA LINDA, AND SALT FLAT
1229 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS, EAST CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN/ALAMOGORDO, OTERO
MESA, SOUTHEAST TULAROSA BASIN AND WEST CENTRAL TULAROSA
BASIN/WHITE SANDS AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY, NORTHERN HUDSPETH
HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS, RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL
PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES, RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN
HUDSPETH COUNTY, SALT BASIN, SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS AND
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. LOW-WATER
CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION BETWEEN THIS EVENING AND LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1" ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALIZED AREAS
RECEIVING 2-3" RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
JG
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