⚠️ Flood Watch – West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Otero Mesa; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Southern Hudspeth Highlands; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County – Thursday, October 29, 2026

Flood Watch issued October 29 at 12:05PM MDT until October 30 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE…Portions of south central New Mexico, including the
following areas, East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet,
Otero Mesa, Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet and West Slopes
Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet and southwest Texas, including
the following areas, Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains,
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties, Rio
Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County, Salt Basin and Southern
Hudspeth Highlands.

* WHEN…Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Low-water crossings may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Locally heavy rainfall as storms regenerating over the same area
this evening could lead to localized rainfall amounts of 1-2″.
– 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.