Flash Flood Warning in Otero County, New Mexico

Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED 7/31/2025 2:34:00 PM (UTC) Urgency: Immediate Severity: Severe Certainty: Likely
7/31/2025 2:34:00 PM until 7/31/2025 5:00:00 PM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are numerous low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
FFWEPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Otero County in south central New Mexico... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 234 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...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... Mescalero, Head Springs, South Tularosa Canyon, Lower Nogal Canyon and Bent.
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