This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Part of: Lincoln County Area Flooding — July 2026 →
Flood Warning issued July 21 at 1:07PM MDT until July 21 at 4:15PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Otero, NM, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 147,572 acres
- Began
- To end
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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.
- Storm report NWS EPZ storm report
FLOOD — 1 NNW Mescalero, NM
Minor flooding reported along US-70 just west of Bent with additional rainfall moving in.
- Bulletin NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Flood Warning issued
Otero, NM
- News Hyperallergic
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Is Free
- Storm report NWS ABQ storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 SSE Alto, NM
Mud and rock pushed into roadway by flood waters. Crews in route to clean up.
Show 4 earlier updates
- NWS ABQ storm report Storm report
- NWS ABQ storm report Storm report
- NWS EPZ storm report Storm report
- NST Online 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 ↗.