Flood Watch
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM ยท US
Details
Flood Watch Remains In Effect Through Early Thursday Morning
- Event
- Flood Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Where
Much of southwest New Mexico, including the Dona Ana, Grant, Luna, Hidalgo, and Sierra Counties and the Sacramento Mountain in south-central New Mexico.
When
Through 6 AM Thursday morning.
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
- Increasing upper level moisture and a series of upper level disturbances will lead to rounds of thunderstorms capable of producing torrential downpours. Most of the Gila region has received 1 to 3 inches of rain in recent days, therefore any additional heavy rain could lead to flash flooding. Thunderstorms may be slow to initiate in the higher terrain this afternoon, but will become more numerous during the evening and late night hours. Another round or two of storms is expected for Wednesday, therefore the Flood Watch has been extended into early Thursday morning. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
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.
Affected areas
- Upper Gila River Valley
- Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley
- Central Grant County/Silver City Area
- Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~47s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2N2DNCG0V9REKT4S10N2B8C
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d396346eb627149cd66fd91be4a849eecf7923a.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- AWIPS ID
- CAPEPZ
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.465
- WMO heading
- XOUS54
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 54
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a68caf8996299445ab8fb5b0b9d9667f9d48831f.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2c2f75a4208d24c4a6198d7c3bb8f16acb6935b8.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFA |
| NationalWeatherService | FAA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFAEPZ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS64 KEPZ 161217 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KEPZ.FA.A.0009.000000T0000Z-260917T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-17T06:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a68caf8996299445ab8fb5b0b9d9667f9d48831f.001.1,2026-09-15T05:51:00-06:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.735442a7e750f2070e904345f32c56dccc904b47.002.1,2026-09-15T10:59:00-06:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2c2f75a4208d24c4a6198d7c3bb8f16acb6935b8.001.1,2026-09-14T10:14:00-06:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Upper Gila River Valley
- Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley
- Central Grant County/Silver City Area
- Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035017 |
| SAME | 035023 |
| SAME | 035029 |
| SAME | 035051 |
| UGC | NMZ401 |
| UGC | NMZ403 |
| UGC | NMZ425 |
| UGC | NMZ426 |