040   
WGUS65 KABQ 050500  
FFAABQ  
  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1100 PM MDT THU JUN 4 2026  
  
NMZ226-051300-  
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SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-  
1100 PM MDT THU JUN 4 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON  
  
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
  POSSIBLE.  
  
* WHERE...THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, INCLUDING THE RUIDOSO AREA  
  BURN SCARS.  
  
* WHEN...FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  
  
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
  CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
  
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
  - SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF  
    PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR,  
    WHICH COULD CREATE RAPID RUNOFF AND DEBRIS FLOWS DOWNSTREAM OF  
    BURN SCARS.  
  - AREAS ON AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE SOUTH FORK AND SALT BURN SCARS IN  
    RUIDOSO AND THE SEVEN CABINS BURN SCAR IN THE CAPITAN MOUNTAINS.  
  - 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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