New Mexico Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 09/24/2026 21:08

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued September 24 at 10:08PM MDT until September 25 at 1:15AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 24, 2026 - 9:08pm
Expires: 
September 25, 2026 - 12:15am
Description: 
FFWEPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico... * Until 115 AM MDT. * At 1008 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 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 indicated. 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... Leasburg, Las Cruces, Radium Springs, Dona Ana, Fairacres, Mesilla, Picacho, San Pablo and Hill.
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: 
Dona Ana, NM
Forcast Office: 
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov