271  
WGUS85 KABQ 222315  
FLSABQ  
 
FLOOD ADVISORY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
515 PM MDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
NMC043-230215-  
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
SANDOVAL NM-  
515 PM MDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE  
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL SANDOVAL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 815 PM MDT.  
 
* IMPACTS...RISES IN SMALL STREAMS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 515 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO  
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING.  
BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1.25 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.  
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.25 TO 0.75 INCHES ARE EXPECTED  
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR  
FLOODING.  
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL SANDOVAL COUNTY.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
ARROYOS, STREAMS, AND NORMALLY DRY RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER  
CURRENTS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. WATER IN ARROYOS CAN TRAVEL MANY  
MILES AND TAKE HOURS TO REACH YOUR LOCATION FROM UPSTREAM RAIN AREAS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3591 10697 3589 10701 3584 10701 3577 10702  
3572 10702 3569 10705 3567 10701 3564 10696  
3564 10693 3567 10689 3571 10687 3574 10684  
3577 10684 3582 10687 3590 10691  
 

 
 
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