Flash Flood Warning
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 230 AM MDT Early This Morning For Central El Paso County
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 127 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.25 and 1.75 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. 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... Far East El Paso, Mission Valley, Clint, Horizon City, San Elizario, Socorro and Sparks.
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.
Affected areas
- El Paso County, TX
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~27s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3BQCGTF603AZ6QM73MTM5QX
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3aefe820006055cdb30195ec8b8e1c86d0354b9a.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.2599
- 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 250727 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KEPZ.FF.W.0172.000000T0000Z-260925T0830Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T02:30:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- El Paso County, TX
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 048141 |
| UGC | TXC141 |
- Polygons
- 31.66,-106.33 31.71,-106.26 31.69,-106.21 31.65,-106.19 31.59,-106.22 31.53,-106.24 31.54,-106.25 31.55,-106.25 31.56,-106.28 31.58,-106.29 31.61,-106.3 31.62,-106.3 31.66,-106.33