498  
WGUS65 KABQ 011158  
FFAABQ  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
558 AM MDT SUN OCT 1 2023  
 
NMZ215-011800-  
/O.EXP.KABQ.FA.A.0036.000000T0000Z-231001T1200Z/  
/O.CON.KABQ.FA.A.0037.231001T1800Z-231002T1200Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-  
558 AM MDT SUN OCT 1 2023  
   
..FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING
 
 
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL EXPIRE FOR A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL NEW  
MEXICO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA, EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO  
MOUNTAINS.  
 
THE FLASH FLOODING THREAT HAS ENDED. THEREFORE, THE FLASH FLOOD  
WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING, BUT WILL RESUME  
STARTING AT NOON TODAY.  
 

 
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
 
* 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...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.  
 

 
 

 
 
NMZ214-011800-  
/O.CON.KABQ.FA.A.0037.231001T1800Z-231002T1200Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-  
558 AM MDT SUN OCT 1 2023  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH LATE  
TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
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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