Official alert: Flash Flood Warning for Otero, NM.

Expires: Oct 24, 2026 at 03:00 AM UTC.

FFWEPZ

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

* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Otero County in south central New Mexico...

  • Until 900 PM MDT.

* At 706 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.1 inches are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Mescalero, Sunspot, Burro Flats, Bent, High Rolls, Mountain Park,
La Luz, Upper Nogal Canyon, Lower Nogal Canyon, Karr Canyon and
Benson Ridge.

NWS instructions: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

This is a direct summary of an active National Weather Service alert. Follow the official source for updates and current instructions.