Flash Flood Warning
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 915 AM MDT This Morning For Northern Otero County
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 830 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Hazard
Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
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... Lake Mescalero.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. 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.
Affected areas
- Otero County, NM
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
- 01M2NA16TH95KS49E5045GZAB9
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1f804456950069b1351e566d90b4cde1abe38fb5.001.1
- 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.3379
- 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
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSEPZ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS74 KEPZ 161430 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM MDT THIS MORNING FOR NORTHERN OTERO COUNTY |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KEPZ.FF.W.0138.000000T0000Z-260916T1515Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-16T09:15:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Otero County, NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035035 |
| UGC | NMC035 |
- Polygons
- 33.3,-105.72 33.24,-105.73 33.22,-105.61 33.3,-105.62 33.3,-105.72