Flood Watch
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM ยท US
Details
Flood Watch Now In Effect Through Early Friday 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
All of Dona Ana and Otero Counties in south-central New Mexico, as well as the far northern Tularosa Basin in far eastern Sierra County, New Mexico.
When
Through 6 AM Friday.
Impacts
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Low-water crossings may be flooded.
Additional details
- Deep moisture will remain in place through at least Friday morning, with weak disturbances producing periods of showers and thunderstorms. These storms will be far more localized than the rain we have already seen, and confidence in precise timing is low. But given the saturated conditions in the area, even brief storms could lead to localized flooding. - 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
- Northern Dona Ana County
- Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley
- West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet
- Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet
- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet
- Otero Mesa
- West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands
- East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo
- Southeast Tularosa Basin
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
- 01M38E1D8GYHZGS3783XKXY12N
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.54661e554cfb2b267dca88f782974a2ed0da4bc3.004.1
- 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.1261
- 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 240046 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KEPZ.FA.A.0015.000000T0000Z-260925T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T06:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.61a0240ebec7c11a349d781a738d59daf24eebea.001.1,2026-09-23T06:16:00-06:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0c4b5b643e5d8d2b0f467b91595a634a23d27a4a.002.2,2026-09-22T21:09:00-06:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c3ff6a146599f5173c4c632ae2f238b0a6fd7bff.001.1,2026-09-22T21:54:00-06:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Northern Dona Ana County
- Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley
- West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet
- Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet
- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet
- Otero Mesa
- West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands
- East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo
- Southeast Tularosa Basin
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035013 |
| SAME | 035035 |
| SAME | 035051 |
| UGC | NMZ410 |
| UGC | NMZ411 |
| UGC | NMZ414 |
| UGC | NMZ415 |
| UGC | NMZ416 |
| UGC | NMZ417 |
| UGC | NMZ427 |
| UGC | NMZ428 |
| UGC | NMZ429 |