Flood Watch
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM ยท US
Details
Flood Watch Remains In Effect Until 7 PM MDT This Evening
- 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
Portions of southwest Texas, including the following areas, Eastern/Central El Paso County, Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains, Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties, Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County, Salt Basin, Southern Hudspeth Highlands and Western El Paso County.
When
Until 7 PM MDT this evening.
Impacts
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of arroyos, rivers, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded, resulting in road closures.
Additional details
- Rainfall will begin to taper off early this afternoon, but isolated thunderstorms with very heavy rain is possible mid to late afternoon. These storms have the potential to produce a very quick inch or two of additional rain. - 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
- 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
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~22s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M37NNC6A376Z4F2HJ6WATYW2
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f14645d4c8fc900fb3c192f5cb28e48d641dc286.003.1
- 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.7440
- 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
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFA |
| NationalWeatherService | FAA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFAEPZ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS64 KEPZ 231740 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KEPZ.FA.A.0015.000000T0000Z-260924T0100Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-23T19:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0c4b5b643e5d8d2b0f467b91595a634a23d27a4a.003.2,2026-09-22T21:09:00-06:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0c4b5b643e5d8d2b0f467b91595a634a23d27a4a.001.2,2026-09-22T21:09:00-06:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c3ff6a146599f5173c4c632ae2f238b0a6fd7bff.002.1,2026-09-22T21:54:00-06:00 |
Locations
Location data
- 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
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035017 |
| SAME | 035051 |
| SAME | 048141 |
| SAME | 048229 |
| UGC | NMZ425 |
| UGC | NMZ426 |
| UGC | TXZ418 |
| UGC | TXZ419 |
| UGC | TXZ420 |
| UGC | TXZ421 |
| UGC | TXZ422 |
| UGC | TXZ423 |
| UGC | TXZ424 |