Flood Watch — Western El Paso County + 6 more areasFlood Watch — Western El Paso County + 6 more areas
Completed official-source record with preserved facts and meaningful-change history. The final record does not infer impacts the source did not report.
What the preserved official data shows
This Flood Watch left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Hazard Watch. The official record named Western El Paso County; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Southern Hudspeth Highlands; additional areas in official record. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.
- First collected
- Sep 29, 2026 · 3:50 PM CDT
- Record completed
- Sep 30, 2026 · 2:51 AM CDT
- Monitored duration
- 11 hours, 1 minute
- Official severity
- Severe
- Named areas
- Western El Paso County; Eastern/Central El Paso County; Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains; Salt Basin; Southern Hudspeth Highlands; additional areas in official record
- Official expiration
- Sep 30, 2026 · 7:00 AM CDT
- Final monitor status
- Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts
- Event
- Flood Watch
- Affected Texas areas
- 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
- Effective
- 2026-09-29T14:47:00-06:00
- Expires
- 2026-09-30T06:00:00-06:00
- Issuing authority
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Completed
Official record ended or left the source’s active window.
Instructions preserved with the record
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
Latest official-source information
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Southwest New Mexico including Dona Ana, Otero, Luna,
Sierra, Grant, and Hidalgo Counties. Far West Texas, including El
Paso and Hudspeth Counties.
* WHEN...Through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water
crossings may be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Tropical moisture will be transported northward ahead of decaying
Tropical Cyclone Polo today, bringing widespread showers and
thunderstorms to the region. High rainfall rates and repeated
rounds of rain up to 4 inches may result in instances of flash
flooding. Heavy rainfall from last week has saturated soils and
will elevate the flood threat further into Wednesday morning.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Meaningful official changes
The complete source history remains preserved. Routine monitoring snapshots and small gauge fluctuations are condensed here for readability.
- Record completedOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
- First recordedNew official record added to the monitor.
Original source
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