Expires:202208211200;Remove:202208211200;393285 WGUS64 KEPZ 202146 FFAEPZ Flood Watch National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 346 PM MDT Sat Aug 20 2022 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-211200- /O.CON.KEPZ.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-220821T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range-Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-Uplands of the Bootheel-Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-Central Tularosa Basin-Southern Tularosa Basin-West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa-Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central El Paso County-Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-Southern Hudspeth Highlands-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County- Including the cities of Las Cruces, White Sands Range Headquarters, White Sands National Park, Downtown El Paso, Cloudcroft, Lordsburg, Fort Bliss, Orogrande, Hatch, Fabens, Faywood, Mayhill, Lake Roberts, Grant County Airport, Hillsboro, Garfield, Virden, Mountain Park, Truth Or Consequences, Sunland Park, West El Paso, Fort Hancock, Dell City, Columbus, Red Rock, Derry, Sierra Blanca, Animas, Spaceport, Indian Hot Springs, Salt Flat, Tornillo, Upper Valley, Silver City, Radium Springs, Socorro, Gila Hot Springs, Cloverdale, Apache Summit, Deming, Loma Linda, Pinon, Timberon, Sunspot, Crow Flats, Cornudas, Antelope Wells, Mule Creek, Vado, Winston, Tularosa, East and Northeast El Paso, Hurley, Hueco Tanks, Buckhorn, Sacramento, Mimbres, Cliff, Fort Bayard, Alamogordo, Mescalero, Kingston, Hachita, and Chaparral 346 PM MDT Sat Aug 20 2022 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Areal flooding caused by excessive rainfall. Widespread rain totals of 1 to 3 inches with locally higher amounts. * WHERE...Portions of southwest New Mexico including Dona Ana, Grant, Otero, Sierra, Luna, and Hidalgo Counties. Portions of west Texas, including El Paso and Hudspeth Counties. * WHEN...Through early Sunday morning. * 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. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Wet and saturated ground from recent rains will allow for quick runoff of additional rainfall, resulting in flash flooding and flooding of area rivers. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood $$ JD