Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 26 at 2:25AM MDT until May 26 at 3:30AM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 26, 2026 - 1:25am
Expires:
May 26, 2026 - 2:30am
Description:
FFWMAF
The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Lea County in southeastern New Mexico...
* Until 330 AM MDT.
* At 225 AM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts
of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Hobbs, Lovington, Eunice, Jal, Monument, Eunice Airport, Nadine,
Humble City, Jal Airport, McDonald, Lea County Regional Airport,
Oil Center, Industrial Airpark, Knowles and Bennett.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Lea, NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov