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NWUS54 KEPZ 262023
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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
223 PM MDT Sun Jul 26 2026

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

0715 PM     Flash Flood      1 SSE Santa Clara       32.77N 108.15W
07/18/2026                   Grant              NM   Emergency Mngr

            Flash flood on Cameron Creek deeply
            inundated the low water crossing on Fellner
            Road in Santa Clara, with one vehicle stuck.
            Delayed report, Time estimated.

0700 PM     Flash Flood      13 W Columbus           31.82N 107.86W
07/20/2026                   Luna               NM   NWS Storm Survey

            The NM-9 Hermanas Draw low water crossing on
            the west side of Carzalia Valley flooded
            deeply the night of 7/20. Estimated max
            depth of 5 to 6 feet in the road. Deep
            ponding and a small stream of water was
            still incoming the afternoon of 7/21.

0700 PM     Flash Flood      10 ESE Hachita          31.86N 108.16W
07/20/2026                   Luna               NM   NWS Storm Survey

            Significant flooding occurred the night of
            7/20, with water crossing NM-9 from the
            west, chewing up pavement. Flow from the WNW
            filled a playa called The Lake in USGS maps,
            with flows converging just upstream of
            Victorio Ranch. Water was divided by Highway
            9 and the former EPSW RR grade. Still it
            managed to completely submerge 4-wire fences
            at the ranch, and breach two earthen berms.
            Time estimated.

0720 PM     Flash Flood      6 NNW Columbus          31.91N 107.66W
07/20/2026                   Luna               NM   Emergency Mngr

            Deep water across NM-11 coming from the west
            along Whirlwind Road.

0730 PM     Flash Flood      17 WNW Columbus         31.96N 107.89W
07/20/2026                   Luna               NM   Emergency Mngr

            Flooding overwhelmed culverts under the
            Hermanas Grade Road, flooding the road, and
            removing sheets of pavement. Time estimated.

0745 PM     Flash Flood      16 SSW Deming           32.04N 107.86W
07/20/2026                   Luna               NM   Emergency Mngr

            Flooding on the Hermanas Grade Road and an
            adjacent ranch, just north of the aerostat
            site. Paddocks were inundated, but buildings
            appeared dry. Time estimated.

0815 PM     Flash Flood      2 SSE Columbus          31.80N 107.63W
07/20/2026                   Luna               NM   NWS Employee

            NM-11 was closed due to flooding on the
            night of 7/20. Next day survey showed water
            flowed down Black Hill Road from west of
            NM-11, partially bypassing flood control
            structures still under construction.
            Significant water collection in those
            structures suggests flooding would have been
            much worse without them.

0900 PM     Flash Flood      11 SE Gage              32.10N 107.97W
07/20/2026                   Luna               NM   Emergency Mngr

            Flash flooding inundated the intersection of
            County Road C022 - Desert Eagle Rd, and
            C020. Several paddocks at an adjacent ranch
            were also flooded. An earthen berm breach
            may have contributed to the flooding, so the
            estimated time is highly uncertain.


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