New Mexico, Texas Severe Flood Watch | Effective 09/22/2026 20:54

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued September 22 at 9:54PM MDT until September 23 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
September 22, 2026 - 8:54pm
Expires: 
September 23, 2026 - 6:15am
Description: 
* WHAT...The Flood Watch remains in effect for southwestern New Mexico and far west Texas through Wednesday evening. * WHERE...Southwestern New Mexico and far west Texas. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A late season plume of deep tropical moisture is transported northward ahead of an upper-level disturbance, bringing several rounds of thunderstorms with high rainfall rates to the region through Wednesday evening. Repeated thunderstorms may result in isolated to scattered instances of flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Upper Gila River Valley; Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley; Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley; Lowlands of the Bootheel; Uplands of the Bootheel; Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin; Central Grant County/Silver City Area; Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range; 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
Forcast Office: 
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov