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Severe · Inactive

Otero County Area Flooding — August 2026

Possible damage: Water Mold

1 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This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record.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.

1 concurrent flood warnings — 5 counties affected

A severe flood outbreak affected Doña Ana, Otero, Lincoln, and Sierra counties in New Mexico and El Paso County in Texas on August 16–17, 2026. Homes in the affected areas face water damage and potential mold growth from the flooding.

Overview written from official NOAA / National Weather Service data.

Type
Flood Outbreak
Extent
≈ 631,399 acres
Began
To end

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Interactive affected-area map

Doña Ana County, NM; Otero County, NM; El Paso County, TX; Lincoln County, NM; Sierra County, NM · ≈ 990 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. Storm report NWS EPZ storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 6 WSW Montana Vista, TX

    TxDOT webcams show minor flooding on Montana between Loop 375 and Tierra Este for the second day in a row.

    Read the full report at NWS EPZ storm report ↗

  2. Storm report NWS EPZ storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 6 SW Montana Vista, TX

    Social media video shows minor road flooding (barely passable), near Pebble Hills and Zaragoza.

    Read the full report at NWS EPZ storm report ↗

  3. Storm report NWS ABQ storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 2 SSW Alto, NM

    Cedar Creek Road at Musket Ball Drive closed due to flooding and debris.

    Read the full report at NWS ABQ storm report ↗

  4. Storm report NWS ABQ storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 NNW Ruidoso, NM

    Brady Canyon Road closed due to flooding.

    Read the full report at NWS ABQ storm report ↗

Show 21 earlier updates
  1. NWS ABQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 1 NW Ruidoso, NM

  2. NWS ABQ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 2 WNW Ruidoso, NM

  3. People.com News

    2 Women Dead, 2 Babies Injured After Flash Flooding Triggers Landslide

  4. Fox 59 News

    Morgan County park flooded

  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. NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  11. NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  12. NWS Albuquerque NM Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  13. NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  14. NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  15. NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Bulletin

    Flash Flood Warning issued

  16. NWS EPZ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 6 WSW Montana Vista, TX

  17. NWS EPZ storm report Storm report

    FLASH FLOOD — 8 SW Montana Vista, TX

  18. kvia.com News

    ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Tracking isolated thunderstorms this evening in the Borderland, chance for scattered to widespread storms this weekend

  19. KPCW News

    Rocky Canyon Fire crews prepare for flooding

  20. Spectrum News News

    TEA releases ac­count­ability ratings, pushing some districts to brink of state takeover

  21. The Mercury News News

    El Niño continues to strengthen. What does that mean for flood risk this winter?

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

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