180  
WGUS65 KABQ 010828  
FFAABQ  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
228 AM MDT SUN OCT 1 2023  
 
NMZ226-228-229-010930-  
/O.CAN.KABQ.FA.A.0036.000000T0000Z-231001T1200Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST  
HIGHLANDS-  
228 AM MDT SUN OCT 1 2023  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED
 
 
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND  
NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN CENTRAL NEW  
MEXICO, SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO, FAR  
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.  
 
THE FLASH FLOODING THREAT HAS ENDED. THEREFORE, THE FLASH FLOOD  
WATCH IS BEING CANCELLED.  
 

 
 
NMZ215-011630-  
/O.NEW.KABQ.FA.A.0037.231001T1800Z-231002T1200Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
/O.CON.KABQ.FA.A.0036.000000T0000Z-231001T1200Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-  
228 AM MDT SUN OCT 1 2023  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING AREA, EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. STORM DRAINS AND  
DITCHES MAY BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- REPEATED ROUNDS OF FAST-MOVING, BUT STRONG STORMS MAY LEAD TO  
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND EXCESSIVE RUNOFF. THE HERMITS PEAK  
CALF CANYON BURN SCAR WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO RUNOFF  
AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING GIVEN THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT  
OCCURRED ON SATURDAY.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/EMERGENCYPREPFLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION  
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.  
 

 
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING AREA, EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- REPEATED ROUNDS OF FAST-MOVING, BUT STRONG STORMS MAY LEAD TO  
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND EXCESSIVE RUNOFF. WILDFIRE BURN  
SCARS WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO RUNOFF AND POTENTIAL  
FLASH FLOODING.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/EMERGENCYPREPFLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION  
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 

 
 

 
 
NMZ214-011630-  
/O.NEW.KABQ.FA.A.0037.231001T1800Z-231002T1200Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-  
228 AM MDT SUN OCT 1 2023  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
 
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING AREA, SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. STORM DRAINS AND  
DITCHES MAY BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- REPEATED ROUNDS OF FAST-MOVING, BUT STRONG STORMS MAY LEAD TO  
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND EXCESSIVE RUNOFF. THE HERMITS PEAK  
CALF CANYON BURN SCAR WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO RUNOFF  
AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING GIVEN THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT  
OCCURRED ON SATURDAY.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/EMERGENCYPREPFLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION  
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.  
 

 
 

 
 
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