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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
1138 AM MDT Wed Sep 30 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     Flash Flood      Westway                 31.96N 106.58W
09/29/2026                   El Paso            TX   NWS Employee

            Flooding near Vinton in northwest El Paso
            County. South Desert was closed due to
            flooding.

0400 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     10 ESE Westway          31.90N 106.42W
09/29/2026                   El Paso            TX   NWS Employee

            Multiple power lines and utility poles down
            near Rushing Road and Fairbanks Drive in
            northeast El Paso caused by thunderstorm
            winds.

0700 PM     Flash Flood      1 N Arrey               32.87N 107.32W
09/29/2026                   Sierra             NM   NWS Employee

            Levy breach caused water to flow across
            highway 187. Between mile markers 6 and 8.

1015 AM     Flash Flood      1 NW Deming             32.27N 107.76W
09/29/2026                   Luna               NM   Emergency Mngr

            Water in underpass peaked at 7.5 ft.
            Drainage pumps were overwhelmed at Gold
            Avenue from water flowing out of the Mimbres
            River.

0100 PM     Flash Flood      3 SE Virden             32.66N 108.96W
09/29/2026                   Hidalgo            NM   Dept of Highways

            Flooded low water crossing between mile
            markers 0 and 5 resulted in road closure.
            Debris was running across road.

0800 AM     Flash Flood      Radium Springs          32.50N 106.93W
09/29/2026                   Dona Ana           NM   Broadcast Media

            An arroyo near Radium Springs had filled and
            was flowing swiftly by morning. The Star
            Valley Horses Ranch in Radium Springs
            flooded as a result of the Rio Grande
            overflowing.

0400 PM     Flash Flood      2 NW Hatch              32.69N 107.18W
09/29/2026                   Dona Ana           NM   Broadcast Media

            McLeod dam was damaged and caused extreme
            flooding. This prompted emergency
            evacuations in Salem, Hatch, and Garfield.


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