Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 18 at 5:20PM MDT until July 18 at 8:15PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 4:20pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
FFWEPZ
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...
* Until 815 PM MDT.
* At 520 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, and
low water crossings. Several low water crossings along
State Highway 158 between Hatch and Radium Springs will
become severely inundated and too dangerous to cross.
Flooding may impact the Slot Canyon hiking area near
Radium Springs.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Hatch.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Dona Ana, NM
Forcast Office:
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Sender: