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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Issued by National Weather Service San Angelo TX
513 PM MDT Sat Jul 18 2026

NMC017-023-190145-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Grant NM-Hidalgo NM-
513 PM MDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GRANT AND EAST CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTIES...

At 513 PM MDT, gauge reports indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area near Hachita. Between 2.5 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 3 inches in 1
hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Gauges reported.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban
         areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Hachita, Hachita Valley and Big Hatchet Refuge.

Portions of state Highway 9 and 81 may become inundated, even in
areas not typically prone to flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 3186 10847 3198 10839 3199 10822 3185 10822
      3167 10832 3169 10847

FLASH FLOOD...GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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