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Weather
- Category: Weather
ROAD CLOSURE
CRASH- Silver City Area
Closure, US 180 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 108, 4 miles west of Silver City.
US180 AND TRUCK BY PASS RD IS CLOSED DUE TO A MOTOR VEHICLE
ACCIDENT
- Category: Weather
ROAD ADVISORIES
FLOODING – Virden Area
NM 92 from mimilepost .5 to 5 has water running over the roadway at low water crossings, roadway is still passable. NMDOT is currently monitoring and will notify as conditions change.
When the roadway is flooded do not cross and seek an alternate route. Turn around, don't drown.
FLOODING – Mimbres/Lake Roberts Area
NM 35 from milepost 27 to 5, Mimbres, has water running over the roadway at low water crossings, roadway is still passable. NMDOT is currently monitoring and will notify as conditions change.
When the roadway is flooded do not cross and seek an alternate route. Turn around, don’t drown.
- Category: Weather
FLOOD ADVISORies IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southwest New Mexico, including the following
county, Grant.
* WHEN...Until 900 PM MDT.
- Category: Weather
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
531 PM MDT Thu Sep 25 2025
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...
* Until 830 PM MDT.
* At 531 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Silver City, Bayard, North Hurley, Santa Clara, Fort Bayard and
Arenas Valley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
In hilly terrain there are numerous low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
- Category: Weather
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 442 PM MDT Thu Sep 25 2025
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Trout Fire Burn Scar in...Northeastern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...
* Until 700 PM MDT.
* At 442 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Trout Fire Burn Scar. Between 0.8 and 1.4
inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
- Category: Weather
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
407 PM MDT Thu Sep 25 2025
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...
* Until 715 PM MDT.
* At 407 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Cottonwood Canyon, Soldiers Canyon, Three Circle Canyon, Allie
Canyon, Gattons Park, Camp Thunderbird and Upper Mimbres Valley.
Rain is falling near the northern edge of the Trout fire burn scar.
Some debris may be included in runnoff.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
In hilly terrain there are numerous low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
- Category: Weather
FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southwest New Mexico, including the following county, Grant.
* WHEN...Until 845 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 648 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause arroyo and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen.
- Category: Weather
FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southwest New Mexico, including the following county, Grant.
* WHEN...Until 315 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 119 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up to 1 inch of rain has
fallen.
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