Flood Watch
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
102 AM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026
NMZ204-206>208-211-212-214-215-217>226-228-229-231>233-237>241-
212215-
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Northwest Highlands-West Central Mountains-West Central Highlands-
Southwest Mountains-Jemez Mountains-Glorieta Mesa Including
Glorieta Pass-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-East Slopes
Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Espanola Valley-Santa Fe Metro Area-
Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area-
Lower Rio Grande Valley-Sandia and Manzano Mountains including
Edgewood-Estancia Valley-Central Highlands-South Central
Highlands-Upper Tularosa Valley-South Central Mountains-Far
Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-Harding County-Eastern
San Miguel County-Guadalupe County-De Baca County-Chaves County
Plains-Eastern Lincoln County-Southwest Chaves County-San Agustin
Plains and Adjacent Lowlands-
102 AM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central,
northeast, southeast, and west central New Mexico, including the
following areas, in central New Mexico, Central Highlands, Eastern
Lincoln County, Estancia Valley, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Middle
Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area, San Agustin
Plains and Adjacent Lowlands, Sandia and Manzano Mountains
including Edgewood, South Central Highlands, South Central
Mountains and Upper Tularosa Valley. In east central New Mexico, De
Baca County and Guadalupe County. In north central New Mexico, East
Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Espanola Valley, Glorieta Mesa
Including Glorieta Pass, Jemez Mountains, Northwest Highlands,
Santa Fe Metro Area and Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains. In
northeast New Mexico, Eastern San Miguel County, Far Northeast
Highlands, Harding County and Northeast Highlands. In southeast New
Mexico, Chaves County Plains and Southwest Chaves County. In west
central New Mexico, Southwest Mountains, West Central Highlands and
West Central Mountains.
* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be
flooded. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris.
Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are
possible.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A dangerous surge of monsoon moisture will arrive Tuesday and
Wednesday with widespread heavy rain. Scattered occurrences of
flash flooding are likely, and there will probably be some main
stem river and tributary flooding, as the most likely rain amount
by Wednesday afternoon exceeds 2 inches in many locations along
and east of the central mountain chain, and 1 inch in many
locations westward to the continental divide. Stronger storms
will produce torrential rainfall at rates over 2 inches per hour,
and storms will train repeatedly in succession over some
locations, with locally heavier rain amounts reaching 4 to 6
inches over portions of central and eastern New Mexico. Heavy
rain will likely continue Wednesday night over eastern areas,
then showers and storms with locally heavy rainfall are forecast
to return along and east of the continental divide again on
Thursday.
- Rapid runoff and flash flooding will be most likely in complex
terrain, below recent burn scars, low-lying areas, urban areas,
normally dry arroyos, and near rivers and streams. As the event
unfolds, locations with saturated ground will also become prone
to rapid runoff and flash flooding from additional rounds of
storms.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. Never drive through flood
waters. Most flash flood deaths occur in automobiles.
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Flood Watch
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1118 PM MDT Sun Sep 20 2026
NMZ403-407>411-414>417-425>429-TXZ418>420-423-211830-
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Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-Southwest Desert/Mimbres
Basin-Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-Northern
Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-West
Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Sacramento Mountains
Above 7500 Feet-East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Otero Mesa-Central Grant County/Silver City Area-Southern Gila
Region Highlands/Black Range-West Central Tularosa Basin/White
Sands-East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa
Basin-Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central El Paso County-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Rio Grande Valley of
Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-
Including the cities of White Sands National Park, Cloudcroft, Hatch,
Pinon, Hurley, Deming, Las Cruces, Downtown El Paso, Kingston,
Holloman AFB, Tornillo, Mimbres, Lake Roberts, Fabens, Alamogordo,
Spaceport, Loma Linda, Mountain Park, Fort Hancock, Orogrande, Grant
County Airport, Hueco Tanks, Chaparral, West El Paso, Radium Springs,
Sunland Park, Columbus, Apache Summit, Hillsboro, Crow Flats, Fort
Bliss, Mayhill, Sacramento, Fort Bayard, White Sands Range
Headquarters, Garfield, Winston, Upper Valley, Silver City, Truth Or
Consequences, Faywood, Timberon, East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro,
Sunspot, Tularosa, Derry, Mescalero, and Vado
1118 PM MDT Sun Sep 20 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Much of south-central New Mexico and Far West Texas,
including El Paso, Las Cruces, and the Mesilla Valley.
* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of arroyos,
rivers, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water
crossings may be flooded, resulting in road closures.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- An early season back door cold front will interact with a late
season plume of deep monsoonal 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.
- A broad swath of moderate to locally heavy rainfall is likely to
affect most of the Watch area between late Tuesday afternoon and
Wednesday evening, with typical, scattered monsoon season flood
impacts. However, there is increasing potential for a narrow band
of repeated thunderstorms which will result in particularly heavy
rainfall amounts, possibly exceeding 3 inches in a 6 to 12 hour
period, resulting in higher-end impacts. Forecast models
currently favor placing the focus for heaviest rainfall over the
Mesilla Valley and El Paso. But forecasts this far out,
especially when dealing with thunderstorms, are simply not
accurate enough to precisely tell yet where exactly this area of
heaviest rainfall will set up. It could just as easily shift west
or east and avoid the more populated corridor.
- http://www.weather.gov/ElPaso
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
The forecast will be fine-tuned and will evolve over time. You should
monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings
Tuesday afternoon and evening. The Wednesday morning commute may also
be impacted. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
&&
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MPH
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
507 AM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026
COZ058>089-093>099-221115-
Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-
Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-
Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet-
Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below
10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Southern San Luis Valley-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-
Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range
Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet-
Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County-
Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County-
Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County-
507 AM MDT Mon Sep 21 2026
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Isolated to scattered showers, and a few weak thunderstorms, will
be possible along and east of I-25 late this evening and into the
overnight hours. Gusty winds to 45 mph, locally heavy rainfall,
and small hail will all be possible.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday
Daily showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue
throughout this week. Precipitation will become more widespread as
monsoon moisture moves back into the region, with the best focus
over the Continental Divide and the New Mexico border.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will
be possible over portions of the region.
$$
RODRIGUEZ
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
234 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
TXZ021>044-220745-
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-
Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum-
Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
234 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling
Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Strong thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon through this
evening, with downburst winds to 60 mph and hail up to quarter size being
the primary hazards. In addition, storms will be slow-moving which
combined with locally heavy rainfall may result in a few instances of
minor flooding.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
A potential for locally heavy rain will exist Tuesday through
Friday, particularly in areas near the Texas and New Mexico state
line.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1100 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-211600-
Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-
Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson-
Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth-
Palo Duro Canyon-
1100 PM CDT Sun Sep 20 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles.
.DAY ONE...Tonight and Monday.
Thunderstorms are possible for the northern Panhandles tonight
where storms could be severe with damaging wind gusts being the
main threat.
Thunderstorms are also possible on Monday. Chances for those
storms reaching severe criteria remain low at this time.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
Thunderstorm chances continue Tuesday through Friday across
different portions of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. Chances
for severe storms are low at this time. Repeat rounds of rain and
thunderstorms could produce chances for flooding that we will have
to monitor closely.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
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