This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
1 concurrent flood warnings — 6 counties affected
A severe flood outbreak began in Grant, Hidalgo, and Sierra Counties in New Mexico on July 18, 2026. Homes in the affected areas face water damage and mold growth from the flooding.
Overview written from official NOAA / National Weather Service data.
- Type
- Flood Outbreak
- Extent
- ≈ 933,916 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
Each shaded area is one covered warning's reported footprint — this outbreak groups the 10 warnings listed below, colored by hazard type. Press Play below to watch each footprint appear in the order it was issued. Pan and zoom to explore the map.
Interactive affected-area map
El Paso County, TX; Grant County, NM; Doña Ana County, NM; Hidalgo County, NM; Sierra County, NM; Luna County, NM · ≈ 1,500 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-07-19 03:10 UTC · snapshot 10 of 10
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Bulletin NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Flash Flood Warning issued
Otero, NM; El Paso, TX
- Bulletin NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Flash Flood Warning issued
Dona Ana, NM; El Paso, TX
- Bulletin NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Flash Flood Warning issued
Grant, NM
- Bulletin NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Flash Flood Warning issued
Grant, NM; Luna, NM
Show 9 earlier updates
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin
- KRQE News
Monsoon moisture to bring weekend showers, storms to New Mexico
- FEMA Federal declaration
- BorderReport News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.
Warnings covered
Warnings this outbreak covered
This page tracks the outbreak as a whole; each entry below is one official warning thread with its own live status, map and update log.
- Flash Flood Warning — Dona Ana, NMDona Ana, NMsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Dona Ana, NM +1Dona Ana, NM; El Paso, TXsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Grant, NMGrant, NMsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Grant, NMGrant, NMsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Grant, NMGrant, NMsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Grant, NM +1Grant, NM; Hidalgo, NMsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Grant, NM +1Grant, NM; Luna, NMsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Luna, NMLuna, NMsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Otero, NM +1Otero, NM; El Paso, TXsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Sierra, NMSierra, NMsevereEnded