936  
WGUS64 KEPZ 240358  
FFAEPZ  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
958 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
NMZ414>416-241300-  
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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 PINON, APACHE SUMMIT, SACRAMENTO, CLOUDCROFT,  
MOUNTAIN PARK, TIMBERON, MAYHILL, SUNSPOT, AND MESCALERO  
958 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING SACRAMENTO  
MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NMZ417-427>429-TXZ418>424-241300-  
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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 CHAPARRAL, SIERRA BLANCA, FABENS, SOCORRO,  
ALAMOGORDO, WEST EL PASO, SALT FLAT, CROW FLATS, DELL CITY,  
OROGRANDE, HOLLOMAN AFB, TORNILLO, FORT BLISS, CORNUDAS, UPPER  
VALLEY, HUECO TANKS, WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK, TULAROSA, EAST AND  
NORTHEAST EL PASO, LOMA LINDA, WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS, INDIAN  
HOT SPRINGS, DOWNTOWN EL PASO, AND FORT HANCOCK  
958 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE  
SATURDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING OTERO  
COUNTY AND PORTION OF FAR WEST TEXAS INCLUDING EL PASO AND HUDSPETH  
COUNTIES.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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