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1 concurrent flood warnings — 3 counties affected
A severe flood outbreak affected Grant, Lincoln, and Sierra counties in New Mexico from August 14 to 15, 2026, bringing water damage and mold risk to homes in the region.
Overview written from official NOAA / National Weather Service data.
- Type
- Flood Outbreak
- Extent
- ≈ 220,208 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 5 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
Grant County, NM; Lincoln County, NM; Sierra County, NM · ≈ 340 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-08-14 22:39 UTC · snapshot 5 of 5
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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.
- News Lincoln County Record
Flash flooding triggers road closures and power outages across Lincoln County along US-93
- News Nevada Globe
Wildfire Crews Expand Containment on Massive 91,000-Acre Bug Fire as Rain Offers Brief Relief in Washoe County
- News Flathead Beacon
DEQ Completes Libby Creek Stabilization After December Flood Damage
- Bulletin NWS Albuquerque NM
Flash Flood Warning issued
Lincoln, NM
Show 16 earlier updates
- NWS Albuquerque 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
- wandtv.com News
- The Mercury News News
El Niño continues to strengthen. What does that mean for flood risk this winter?
- KTVN News
WATCH LIVE: Fire officials to brief public at 2:50 p.m. on Bug, and Stallion fires
- KTVN News
Tornado warning issued as severe storms bring hail and flash flooding to western Nevada
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel News
They vanished in Milwaukee's floods. Their families never forgot them
- WTVC News
Whitfield County Fire Department gets grant for rescue boats amid flooding concerns
- The Columbus Dispatch News
- WSAZ News
- KTVN News
WATCH LIVE: Southwest Complex Incident Management Team 1 to brief on Bug, Stallion fires at 3 p.m.
- Capital Press News
- West Virginia Legislature (.gov) News
- WJHG News
Panama City Beach approves $433K grant to tackle neighborhood flooding
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.