Key facts
- Alert
- Flash Flood Warning (severe)
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Areas
- Hudspeth, TX
- Places
- Fort Hancock, McNary
- In effect
- until 9:30 PM MDT, Oct 28, 2026
- Detection
- Radar indicated
What the National Weather Service says
“Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.”
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM, Flash Flood Warning, 6:29 PM MDT Oct 28, 2026 · official alert
“Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.”
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM, Flash Flood Warning, 6:29 PM MDT Oct 28, 2026 · official alert
“Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.”
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM, Flash Flood Warning, 6:29 PM MDT Oct 28, 2026 · official alert
What to do
Stay out of floodwater. If you meet a flooded road, turn around and take another route. The National Weather Service says just 6 inches of moving water can knock you down, and 1 foot of moving water can sweep a vehicle away.
Never drive around barricades or into flooded roads. Move to higher ground if water is rising near you. Take extra care in the dark, when flood dangers are harder to see.
Stay alert even where it is not raining. Arroyos, streams and rivers can rise within minutes from rain that fell farther away. Fort Hancock and McNary are named in the warning, so people there should be especially watchful.
Context
FEMA flood-insurance records show 1 claim in Hudspeth County, in 2007. That count covers only insured properties, so it does not show all past flooding.
FEMA has made three disaster declarations for the county. They include severe storms and flooding in August 2006 and severe winter storms in February 2021.
Updates
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM issued the flash flood warning until 9:30 PM MDT.
History here
Hudspeth County: 1 flood insurance claim in FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program records since 2007, most recent 2007.
Hudspeth County: recent federal disaster declarations
- DR-4586 (2021): severe winter storms
- DR-1658 (2006): severe storms and flooding
- DR-1624 (2006): extreme wildfire threat
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Questions
- Is there a flash flood warning in Hudspeth County, Texas?
- Yes. The National Weather Service in El Paso issued a Flash Flood Warning for west central Hudspeth County at 6:29 PM MDT. It runs until 9:30 PM MDT on October 28, 2026.
- How much rain has fallen in the warned area?
- Doppler radar indicated between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain had fallen as of 6:29 PM MDT. Up to 1 inch more is possible in the warned area.
- Which places are affected by the warning?
- The National Weather Service named Fort Hancock and McNary as places that will experience flash flooding. The warning covers west central Hudspeth County in western Texas.
Sources
- NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM: Flash Flood Warning, Oct 28, 2026 weather.gov
- FEMA OpenFEMA: NFIP claims and disaster declarations fema.gov
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