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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
312 AM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025

NMC013-051-181045-
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Dona Ana NM-Sierra NM-
312 AM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM MDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DONA ANA AND SOUTH CENTRAL SIERRA
COUNTIES...

At 312 AM MDT, Thunderstorms producing heavy rain upstream of Rincon
Arroyo. Between 2 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Emergency
management have confirmed significant increases in flow near Rincon.
Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

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

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Upham and Rincon.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Rincon Arroyo and Rio Grande.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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LAT...LON 3294 10701 3282 10691 3265 10707 3267 10707
      3272 10706 3278 10716 3294 10720

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

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