⚠️ Flash Flood Warning – El Paso, TX – Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Flash Flood Warning issued September 23 at 12:32AM MDT until September 23 at 2:00AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Details

FFWEPZ

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
Central El Paso County in western Texas…

* Until 200 AM MDT.

* At 1232 AM MDT, A thunderstorm with torrential rainfall rates has
produced nearly .75 inches of rain in 30 minutes near Socorro. This
storm is about to move over areas in southeast and central El Paso
which have already received up to 1.50 inches of rain earlier this
evening.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT…Flash flooding of arroyos, urban areas, highways, streets
and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and
low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
East, Central and Southeast El Paso, Mission Valley, Fort Bliss,
Socorro and Sparks.

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.