| Event | Flood Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Eddy County Plains; Loving; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Chinati Mountains; Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Presidio Valley |
| Effective | 10/29/2026, 10:17:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 10/29/2026, 11:15:00 PM CDT |
Flood Watch issued October 29 at 9:17AM MDT until October 30 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Details
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE…Portions of southeast New Mexico, including the following
areas, Eddy County Plains and Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County
and Texas, including the following areas, Chinati Mountains, Davis
Mountains, Davis Mountains Foothills, Eastern Culberson, Guadalupe
and Delaware Mountains, Loving, Marfa Plateau, Presidio Valley,
Reeves County Plains and Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor.
* WHEN…Through Friday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, 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…
– Deep moisture will spread over the entire area ahead of an
approaching upper level storm system today and Friday. Numerous
to widespread showers and thunderstorms will be capable of
producing very heavy rainfall over these areas. 1 to 3 inches of
rainfall with locally higher totals will be possible, which could
result in areas of flash flooding.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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