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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1132 PM MDT Wed Sep 30 2026

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the
following rivers in Texas...

  Rio Grande At El Paso affecting El Paso County.

For the Rio Grande...including El Paso...Moderate flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Thursday afternoon at noon MDT.

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TXC141-011800-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-261002T0600Z/
/EPRT2.2.ER.261001T0043Z.261001T0600Z.261002T0000Z.UU/
1132 PM MDT Wed Sep 30 2026

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Rio Grande at El Paso.

* WHEN...Until late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding may occur on Paisano Drive near Executive
  Center which may lead to road closures. Walking paths and parks
  located between the Rio Grande levees will be inundated. Despite
  the increase in flood stage to moderate, no major changes in
  impacts are expected compared to earlier forecasts.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 11:05 PM MDT Wednesday the stage was 9.3 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 7.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
    at 11:05 PM MDT Wednesday was 9.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.5 feet
    just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
    tomorrow evening.
  - Flood stage is 8.5 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.3
    feet on 08/01/2006.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3193 10664 3193 10659 3184 10658 3179 10648
      3179 10643 3174 10634 3156 10622 3153 10628
      3167 10635 3174 10643 3173 10649 3177 10653
      3178 10660 3183 10663


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