581  
WGUS75 KABQ 012117  
FFSABQ  
 
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
317 PM MDT SAT AUG 1 2026  
 
NMC047-012330-  
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SAN MIGUEL NM-  
317 PM MDT SAT AUG 1 2026  
 
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE HERMITS PEAK AND CALF CANYON BURN SCAR  
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWESTERN  
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...  
 
AT 317 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED  
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER THE HERMITS PEAK AND CALF  
CANYON BURN SCAR. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.  
FLOODING IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE, BUT ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS  
EXPECTED. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.  
 
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING  
FLASH FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE HERMITS PEAK AND CALF  
CANYON BURN SCAR.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAUGES.  
 
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF AREAS IN AND AROUND THE  
HERMITS PEAK AND CALF CANYON BURN SCAR.  
 
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...  
EL PORVENIR, MONTEZUMA, SAPELLO, TIERRA MONTE, GALLINAS,  
MANUELITAS, MINERAL HILL, ROCIADA AND SAN GERONIMO.  
 
THIS INCLUDES STATE ROAD 518 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND 16.  
 
THIS ALSO INCLUDES BLUE HAVEN YOUTH CAMP AND SEBASTIAN CANYON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE  
EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS AND DITCHES IN  
THE HERMITS PEAK AND CALF CANYON BURN SCAR. SEVERE DEBRIS FLOWS CAN  
ALSO BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS ROADS. ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS MAY BE WASHED  
AWAY IN PLACES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOOD WATERS, CLIMB TO SAFETY.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3587 10535 3584 10524 3584 10523 3583 10522  
3579 10522 3575 10523 3573 10525 3568 10524  
3563 10526 3560 10526 3556 10540 3555 10542  
3555 10545 3559 10545 3565 10547 3567 10546  
3568 10544 3571 10543 3587 10546  
 
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED  
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
 

 
 
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