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WGUS65 KABQ 170824
FFAABQ
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
224 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2026
NMZ214-217-171200-
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SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-ESPANOLA VALLEY-
224 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS, ESPANOLA VALLEY AND SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE LIKELY AGAIN
THURSDAY. STORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR MAY OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN ANOTHER
BATCH OF SHOWERS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RATES IS EXPECTED DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RECENT WILDFIRE BURN SCARS, URBAN AREAS,
COMMUNITIES WITH UNDERDEVELOPED INFRASTRUCTURE, COMPLEX TERRAIN,
AND LOCATIONS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED WILL BE
FAVORED FOR RAPID RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING.
- 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.
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...ESPANOLA VALLEY AND SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.
THIS INCLUDES AREAS NEAR AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE FRIJOLES WILDFIRE
BURN SCAR.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF CREEKS,
STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS. CREEKS AND
STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR
DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED. STORM
DRAINS AND DITCHES MAY BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE RECENT
FRIJOLES WILDFIRE BURN SCARS, CHIMAYO, NAMBE, AND SAN ILDEFONSO
PUEBLOS WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING.
- 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.
NMZ201>204-226-171200-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
/O.CON.KABQ.FA.A.0021.000000T0000Z-260917T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
224 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS,
INCLUDING FARMINGTON, SHIPROCK, AND THE RUIDOSO AREA BURN SCARS.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR WITH STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING, WITH LIGHTER RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. WILDFIRE BURN SCARS,
URBAN AREAS, COMMUNITIES WITH UNDERDEVELOPED INFRASTRUCTURE,
COMPLEX TERRAIN, AND AREAS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED
WILL BE FAVORED FOR RAPID RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING.
- 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.
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND NORTHWEST NEW
MEXICO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, SOUTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, FAR NORTHWEST
HIGHLANDS AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS. IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO, CHUSKA
MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF CREEKS,
STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- PERSISTENT SHOWERS WITH MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. RAPID RUNOFF MAY
PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. RISES ARE LIKELY IN CREEKS AND STREAMS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/EMERGENCYPREPFLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
NMZ210>213-215-216-218-171200-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TUSAS MOUNTAINS INCLUDING CHAMA-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-GLORIETA MESA
INCLUDING GLORIETA PASS-NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EAST
SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANTA
FE METRO AREA-
224 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, TUSAS MOUNTAINS, JEMEZ MOUNTAINS, AND SANTA
FE.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR WITH STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING, WITH LIGHTER RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. WILDFIRE BURN SCARS,
URBAN AREAS, COMMUNITIES WITH UNDERDEVELOPED INFRASTRUCTURE,
COMPLEX TERRAIN, AND AREAS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED
WILL BE FAVORED FOR RAPID RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING.
- 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.
NMZ205>209-241-171200-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN
AGUSTIN PLAINS AND ADJACENT LOWLANDS-
224 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, SAN AGUSTIN PLAINS AND
ADJACENT LOWLANDS. IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, SAN FRANCISCO RIVER
VALLEY, SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS, WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, WEST CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF CREEKS,
STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- SHOWERS WITH MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. RAPID RUNOFF MAY OCCUR WITH
STRONGER STORMS GIVEN THE VERY SATURATED SOILS. RISES ARE LIKELY
IN AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/EMERGENCYPREPFLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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