Weather Alerts For Holloman AFB, NM

# HEADLINE -------------------- FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. WHERE Portions of south central New Mexico, including the following areas, East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo, Otero Mesa, Southeast Tularosa Basin and West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands and southwest Texas, including the following areas, Eastern/Central El Paso County, Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains, Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties, Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County, Salt Basin, Southern Hudspeth Highlands and Western El Paso County. WHEN From 6 PM MDT this evening through late tonight. IMPACTS Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. ADDITIONAL DETAILS - Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected late this afternoon and into the evening hours. Rainfall amounts will average a half inch to 1" but localized areas may receive 2-3" and when combined with rainfall from Friday, could result in flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood ISSUED AT Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 12:44 PM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM HEADER Flood Watch # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties, Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County, East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo, Eastern/Central El Paso County, Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains, Otero Mesa, Salt Basin, Southeast Tularosa Basin, Southern Hudspeth Highlands, West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands, Western El Paso County Including the cities of Indian Hot Springs, Hueco Tanks, Chaparral, Sierra Blanca, Dell City, Fort Bliss, Cornudas, Tornillo, Tularosa, East and Northeast El Paso, Orogrande, Fort Hancock, Salt Flat, Crow Flats, Holloman AFB, Loma Linda, White Sands Range Headquarters, Fabens, Upper Valley, West El Paso, Downtown El Paso, Alamogordo, White Sands National Park, and Socorro

# SUMMARY -------------------- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 697 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEW MEXICO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DONA ANA OTERO SIERRA IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO LUNA IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN WESTERN TEXAS EL PASO HUDSPETH THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALAMOGORDO, CLINT, DEMING, EL PASO, ELEPHANT BUTTE, FORT HANCOCK, GAGE, KINGSTON, LAS CRUCES, MCNARY, SIERRA BLANCA, SOCORRO, AND TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 3:03 PM MDT ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM HEADER WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 697

There is a Slight Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER PARTS OF NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TX SUMMARY Severe wind/hail and a tornado are possible across portions of New Mexico and far west Texas today. 20z Update Only minor adjustments were made to the existing severe probabilities as the forecast remains generally on track. See the prior discussion below for additional details. Elsewhere, the General Thunder area was trimmed across portions of the northern Plains/upper Midwest in the wake of the passage of a surface cold front and accompanying precipitation.