New Mexico Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 17:55

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 18 at 6:55PM MDT until July 18 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 5:55pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
FFWEPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 1000 PM MDT. * At 655 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen with another 1 to 2 inches possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, low water crossings, highways, as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Pitchfork Ranch and other portions of mainly rural areas of Central Grant County.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Grant, NM
Forcast Office: 
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM