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Weather
- Category: Weather
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-Uplands of the Bootheel-Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Sacramento Mountains Above
7500 Feet-East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Spaceport, Radium Springs, Derry, Animas, Virden, Sunland Park, Mescalero, Truth Or Consequences, Antelope Wells, Sacramento, Lordsburg, Red Rock, Cloverdale, Timberon, Apache Summit, Las Cruces, Hachita, Garfield, Mountain Park, Hatch, Vado, Columbus, Hillsboro, Mayhill, Pinon, Sunspot, Winston, Deming, and
Cloudcroft
Tue Sep 15 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
- Category: Weather
CLOSURE– Animas Area
Closure, NM 9 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 0, 1 mile east of AZ State Line to mile marker 13, Animas, is closed due to standing water on roadway. Use extreme caution.
When the roadway is flooded do not cross and seek an alternate route. Turn around, don't drown.
- Category: Weather
This is an updated version of which the first one did not get posted. Please see below for the details. Stay safe!
- Category: Weather
Too many flood advisories in small areas of the county to post, but if you are in a flood prone area in the western, southern or eastern parts of the county, you might keep a eye on the skies and the creeks and arroyos in your area. Be careful, stay safe.!
- Category: Weather
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Central Grant County/Silver City Area-Southern Gila Region
Highlands/Black Range-
Including the cities of Mule Creek, Kingston, Grant County Airport,
Cliff, Fort Bayard, Buckhorn, Mimbres, Faywood, Silver City, Hurley,
Lake Roberts, and Gila Hot Springs
1014 AM MDT Mon Sep 14 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Most of Grant and far western Sierra Counties including the
Black Range and the Gila Wilderness
* WHEN...From Tuesday morning through late Tuesday night.
*
- Category: Weather
FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Northwestern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...
* WHEN...Until 730 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 532 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. This will cause arroyo and small stream flooding.
- Category: Weather
ROAD ADVISORY
FLOODING –Mimbres Area
Difficult Driving Conditions, NM 61 northbound and southbound at mile marker 21, Sherman. Standing water on roadway. Use extreme caution.
When the roadway is flooded do not cross and seek an alternate route. Turn around, don't drown.
- Category: Weather
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley NM-
Central Grant County/Silver City Area NM-
330 PM MDT Thu Sep 10 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY
THROUGH 400 PM MDT...
At 329 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cobre, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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