Flood Advisory
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM ยท US
Details
Flood Advisory In Effect Until 1 AM MDT Thursday
- Event
- Flood Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
Where
North Central Sierra County in south central New Mexico...
When
Until 100 AM MDT.
Impacts
Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos. Dangerous flows over low-water crossings. Some low-water crossings may become impassable.
Additional details
- At 1007 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Truth or Consequences, City of Elephant Butte, Rock House, Alamosa Canyon, Lakeshore Highlands, Lost Canyon, Elephant Butte Lake, Rock Canyon, Hot Springs Landing and South Monticello Campground. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
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. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. 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
- Sierra County, NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~40s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2PRRYYR6JEJWWK8F2PCQ48S
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eece929a0bb85ab8084c9cc3a85757ca27867015.001.1
- 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.5794
- WMO heading
- XOUS54
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 54
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | FAY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLSEPZ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS84 KEPZ 170407 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT THURSDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KEPZ.FA.Y.0297.260917T0407Z-260917T0700Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-17T01:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Sierra County, NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035051 |
| UGC | NMC051 |
- Polygons
- 33.48,-107.13 33.36,-107.14 33.32,-107.13 33.2,-107.15 33.12,-107.22 33.12,-107.25 33.17,-107.23 33.21,-107.27 33.22,-107.26 33.26,-107.26 33.48,-107.2 33.48,-107.13