# 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 2026-09-17 20:17 ingested 2026-09-18 02:50

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Flood Warning — Otero, NM
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is
expected.

* WHERE...Northwestern Otero County in south central New Mexico...

* WHEN...Until 1115 PM MDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 817 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area.
Between 2 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mescalero, Tularosa and Bent.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.