Flash Flood Warning
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Issued by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
⏳ In force until Fri 23 Oct, 09:15 📍 Grant, NM (approximate) 🕑 2 h ago
FFWEPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 1215 AM MDT. * At 920 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned…
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SeveritySevere
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UrgencyImmediate
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CertaintyLikely
EventFlash Flood Warning
Response typeAvoid
CategoryMet
Affected areaGrant, NM
Issuing authorityNWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-10-22T21:20:00-06:00
Effective2026-10-22T21:20:00-06:00
Onset2026-10-22T21:20:00-06:00
Expires2026-10-23T00:15:00-06:00
📋 Official instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.77679c0b40a61b7df6b1a23a024c3bd07fcba733.001.1
Message typeAlert
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesNot supplied
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🛡 Safety advice
General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
- Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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.
- Avoid flooded roads, rivers and drainage channels; do not walk or drive through moving water.
- Move valuables and people to higher ground if water is rising near you.
- Follow local authority and Red Cross updates for the area.
📰 Story summary
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- FFWEPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for...
- Northwestern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...
- * Until 1215 AM MDT.
- * At 920 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area.
- Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned…
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