Flash Flood Warning
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning issued September 15 at 5:15PM MDT until September 15 at 8:15PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Issued
- Onset
- Expires
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
FFWEPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Luna County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 815 PM MDT. * At 515 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Hazard
Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
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... Mainly rural areas of Southwestern Luna County that may impact communities near HWY-11 near Waterloo.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. 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.
Affected areas
- Luna, NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2KNNJRRB9C87WCTKJEFKHSK
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2cc57e2e7d87e6c9828909ee740741af933f99ec.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- AWIPS ID
- CAPEPZ
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.8635
- WMO heading
- XOUS54
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 54
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFW |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFWEPZ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS54 KEPZ 152315 |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0136.260915T2315Z-260916T0215Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-15T20:15:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Luna, NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035029 |
| UGC | NMC029 |
- Polygons
- 32.13,-108.07 32.06,-107.85 32.0,-107.67 31.95,-107.62 31.93,-107.65 31.96,-107.7 31.97,-107.8 31.93,-107.89 31.91,-107.98 31.9,-108.06 32.01,-108.12 32.13,-108.07