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Otero County Area Flooding — July 2026

Possible damage: Water Mold

2 concurrent flood warnings — 5 counties affected

Active floods

Updated
Severe significance Inactive 5 areas · NM, TX · Last updated · source: NOAA / National Weather Service

This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.

2 concurrent flood warnings — 5 counties affected

A severe flood outbreak affected Doña Ana, Luna, Grant, and Otero Counties in New Mexico and El Paso County in Texas beginning July 31, 2026. Homes in the flooded areas face damage from standing water and mold growth.

Overview written from official NOAA / National Weather Service data.

Type
Flood Outbreak
Extent
≈ 319,044 acres
Began
To end

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Affected area map

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Interactive affected-area map

Doña Ana County, NM; El Paso County, TX; Luna County, NM; Grant County, NM; Otero County, NM · ≈ 500 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.

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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.

  1. News News On AIR

    Odisha: Flood situation deteriorates as Mahanadi swells; 22 gates of Hirakund Dam open

    Read the full article at News On AIR ↗

  2. Bulletin NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

    Flash Flood Warning issued

    Dona Ana, NM; El Paso, TX

    Read the full bulletin at NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM ↗

  3. Bulletin NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

    Flash Flood Warning issued

    Dona Ana, NM

    Read the full bulletin at NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM ↗

  4. Bulletin NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

    Flash Flood Warning issued

    Dona Ana, NM; Otero, NM

    Read the full bulletin at NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM ↗

Show 18 earlier updates
  1. NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  2. NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  3. NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  4. NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  5. NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  6. NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  7. NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  8. NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  9. NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  10. Prag News News

    Assam Women Lead Humanitarian Flood Relief in Upper Assam

  11. Inquirer.net News

    LIST: Flooded areas in Metro Manila on Friday afternoon due to rains

  12. facebook.com News

    Thunderstorm Advisory No. 1 #NCR_PRSD Issued at: 10:33 AM, 31 July 2026(Friday) Moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over Quezon(Gumaca, Macalelon, Pitogo, Lopez, Calauag, Buenavista, Catanauan, General L

  13. Citizen app News

    Flooding Blocks López Mateos at Plaza Del Sol

  14. KSAT News

    New grants offer hope to Kerr County businesses after devastating flooding

  15. WAMC News

    After floods, Rensselaer County executive ‘hopeful’ about possibility of FEMA aid

  16. timesofindia.indiatimes.com News

    When compassion took the wheel: 4 Assam women reach 25 flood-hit villages

  17. Headwaters Economics News

    Local funding options for disaster resilience

  18. KTSM 9 News News

    3 arrested during Doña Ana County commissioners meeting

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.

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