Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 11 at 5:11PM MDT until September 11 at 8:15PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 11, 2026 - 4:11pm
Expires:
September 11, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
FFWEPZ
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Western Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...
* Until 815 PM MDT.
* At 511 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen over the Gila Middle Box upstream of Redrock. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms, in particular
within the Gila River.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of the Gila River, small creeks and streams
as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Redrock, Gila Lower Box and Gila Middle Box.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Gila River, Ash Creek and Mangas Creek.
Instruction:
Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
Area Description:
Grant, NM
Forcast Office:
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov