⚠️ Flood Watch – Salt Basin; Southern Hudspeth Highlands; Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County – Monday, September 21, 2026

Flood Watch issued September 21 at 2:04PM MDT until September 23 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Details

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

* WHERE…A portion of southwest Texas, including the following
areas, Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County, Salt Basin and
Southern Hudspeth Highlands.

* WHEN…Through Wednesday evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– An early season back door cool front will interact with a late
season plume of deep tropical moisture, bringing several rounds
of thunderstorms with torrential downpours to the region Tuesday
afternoon through Wednesday evening. Repeated thunderstorms may
tend to focus in one or two areas, resulting in higher end
precipitation totals. The most critical period with the heaviest
rain potential will likely be Tuesday night into Wednesday
morning.
– 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.