New Mexico Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/05/2026 15:38

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 5 at 4:38PM MDT until July 5 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 5, 2026 - 3:38pm
Expires: 
July 5, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
FFWMAF The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico... * Until 730 PM MDT. * At 438 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional heavy rainfall amounts over an inch will be possible with these storms. 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... Mainly rural areas of North Central Eddy County,,including U.S. Highway 82 between Artesia and Loco Hills and State Highway 360.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Eddy, NM
Forcast Office: 
NWS Midland/Odessa TX