Flash Flood Warning
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 730 AM MDT This Morning For Central 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 445 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has 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. This includes the following streams and drainages... Rio Penasco, Agua Chiquita Creek, Bluewater Creek, Dry Burnt Canyon, Elk Canyon, Lower Portions of Hay Canyon, Cox Canyon, and James Canyon. The most serious flooding impacts will be in downstream locations including Mayhill, Sacramento, and Weed. Runoff will continue for some time this morning.
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. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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
- ~53s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3C2QVXRRZFFBSZVV194DEZ4
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a4809a39b885e02d717143d7afd4fb26d2329a34.001.1
- 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.8420
- 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
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSEPZ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS74 KEPZ 251045 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM MDT THIS MORNING FOR CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KEPZ.FF.W.0175.000000T0000Z-260925T1330Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T07:30:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Otero County, NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035035 |
| UGC | NMC035 |
- Polygons
- 32.73,-105.35 32.75,-105.41 32.71,-105.5 32.68,-105.6 32.71,-105.66 32.73,-105.71 32.76,-105.73 32.81,-105.74 32.87,-105.71 32.92,-105.66 33.0,-105.51 33.03,-105.44 33.01,-105.38 32.97,-105.32 32.96,-105.32 32.96,-105.35 32.73,-105.35