829  
WGUS65 KABQ 011741  
FFAABQ  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1141 AM MDT SUN OCT 1 2023  
 
NMZ214-215-020600-  
/O.CON.KABQ.FA.A.0037.231001T1800Z-231002T1200Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO  
MOUNTAINS-  
1141 AM MDT SUN OCT 1 2023  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT 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 AREAS, EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND  
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED. STORM DRAINS AND DITCHES MAY  
BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- REPEATED BOUTS OF FAST MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF  
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND  
TONIGHT. RECENT WILDFIRE BURN SCARS, AND LOCATIONS WHERE THE  
GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT  
OCCURRED SATURDAY, WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAPID  
RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING TODAY.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION  
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.  
 

 
 

 
 
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