⚠️ Flood Watch – Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Eddy County Plains; Northern Lea County; Central Lea County; Southern Lea County; Gaines; Dawson; Andrews; Martin; Loving; Winkler; Ector; Midland; Ward; Crane; Upton; Pecos; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills – Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Flood Watch issued September 29 at 11:53PM MDT until September 30 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

* WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE…Portions of southeast New Mexico, including the following
areas, Central Lea, Eddy County Plains, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy
County, Northern Lea and Southern Lea and Texas, including the
following areas, Andrews, Crane, Davis Mountains, Davis Mountains
Foothills, Dawson, Eastern Culberson, Ector, Gaines, Guadalupe
Mountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains,
Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Reeves County Plains, Upton, Van
Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Ward and Winkler.

* WHEN…Until 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ Wednesday.

* 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. Area creeks and streams are running high
and could flood with more heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Tropical moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Polo will
overspread the region, which will promote heavy rain across
southeast New Mexico and far west Texas. Soils in portions of the
region remain saturated following heavy rains from last week,
which will further promote the risk for flash flooding.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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