Flash Flood Watch In Effect Through Friday Evening
The National Weather Service in Santa Teresa has issued a Flash Flood Watch through Friday evening for portions of New Mexico and Southwest Texas, including the following areas:
El Paso, Huddspeth, Sierra County Lakes Region, Southern Desert, Southern Sacramento Mountains, Southwest Desert/Bootheel, Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin, Southwest Mountains/Lower Gila Region and Tularosa Basin/Southern Desert.
An upper-level disturbance will move slowly west across the region through Friday night. Rainfall amounts of one to two inches with several storms during the period with as much as three inches in a few spots.
Flooding of several area arroyos and roadways can be expected with possible flooding of some residences and businesses.