Severe · Flash Flood WarningActive alert
Flash Flood Warning issued September 29 at 10:05PM MDT until September 30
Affecting Lea, NM; Gaines, TX
In effect until: Sep 30, 2026, 7:00 AM
Lea, NM; Gaines, TX
Likely impact across 2 counties in NM and TX; effects through 7:00 AM.
Get to higher ground now. Never drive through flooded roads.
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FFWMAF The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Lea County in southeastern New Mexico... Western Gaines County in western Texas... * Until 100 AM MDT /200 AM CDT/. * At 1005 PM MDT /1105 PM CDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hobbs, Nadine, Monument, Higginbotham, Knowles, Paynes Corner, Industrial Airpark and Lea County Regional Airport.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™