Flood Watch

NWS Midland/Odessa TX · US

Updated

Details

Flood Watch Now In Effect Through This Evening

Event: Flood Watch
Issued: 2026-09-25 11:28:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-25 11:28:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-26 06:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-26 06:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Response: Prepare

Description

What

Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall.

Where

Portions of southeast New Mexico, including the following areas, Central Lea, Eddy County Plains, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County and Northern Lea and southwest Texas, including the following areas, Chinati Mountains, Davis Mountains, Davis Mountains Foothills, Eastern Culberson, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Marfa Plateau, Presidio Valley and Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor.

When

Through this evening.

Impacts

Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, arroyos, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded.

Additional details

- Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop and spread over the Watch area today through this evening. Heavy rainfall may quickly result in areas of flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Affected areas

Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County
Eddy County Plains
Northern Lea County
Central Lea County
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor
Eastern Culberson County
Chinati Mountains
Marfa Plateau
Davis Mountains
Davis Mountains Foothills
Presidio Valley

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-25 11:28:57 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~58s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M3C56QP3KDR7WXJE0W46JGDS
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9bf585e821e9fd62dc51b98aa252624cff62a976.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Midland/Odessa TX
AWIPS ID: CAPMAF
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.9576
WMO heading: XOUS54
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 54

References

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	FFA
NationalWeatherService	FAA

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	FFAMAF
WMOidentifier	WGUS64 KMAF 251128
NWSheadline	FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
EAS-ORG	WXR
VTEC	/O.EXT.KMAF.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-260926T0600Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-26T00:00:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County
Eddy County Plains
Northern Lea County
Central Lea County
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor
Eastern Culberson County
Chinati Mountains
Marfa Plateau
Davis Mountains
Davis Mountains Foothills
Presidio Valley

Name	Value
SAME	035015
SAME	035025
SAME	048109
SAME	048377
SAME	048243
SAME	048043
SAME	048389
UGC	NMZ027
UGC	NMZ028
UGC	NMZ029
UGC	NMZ033
UGC	TXZ270
UGC	TXZ271
UGC	TXZ272
UGC	TXZ273
UGC	TXZ275
UGC	TXZ276
UGC	TXZ277
UGC	TXZ278
UGC	TXZ281