# Flash Flood Warning: Otero, NM — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-10 16:13 ingested 2026-09-10 22:55

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Flash Flood Warning — Otero, NM
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
At 413 PM MDT, Emergency management reported thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding along US-70 near Mescalero.
Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

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...
Mescalero, Bent, Mud Canyon, South Tularosa Canyon, and Soldier
Canyon.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
Tularosa Creek and Elk Canyon.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.