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WGUS65 KABQ 180225
FFAABQ
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
825 PM MDT THU SEP 17 2026
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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-TUSAS MOUNTAINS
INCLUDING CHAMA-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-GLORIETA MESA INCLUDING GLORIETA
PASS-NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO
GRANDE VALLEY-ESPANOLA VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-MIDDLE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO
GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING EDGEWOOD-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
825 PM MDT THU SEP 17 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN, NORTH CENTRAL, AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO. THIS INCLUDES FARMINGTON, SHIPROCK, BLOOMFIELD, AZTEC,
DULCE, CHAMA, CUBA, LOS ALAMOS, TAOS, ESPANOLA, ANGEL FIRE, RED
RIVER, EAGLE NEST, SANTA FE, GLORIETA, ALBUQUERQUE, RIO RANCHO,
SANDIA CREST, SEDILLO, BELEN, LOS LUNAS, AND SOCORRO.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM MDT FRIDAY.
* 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 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING WITH ANOTHER ROUNDS OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR WITH
STORMS THIS EVENING, WITH LIGHTER RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. WILDFIRE
BURN SCARS, URBAN AREAS, COMMUNITIES WITH UNDERDEVELOPED
INFRASTRUCTURE, COMPLEX TERRAIN, AND AREAS WHERE THE GROUND IS
ALREADY SATURATED ARE ALL AT RISK 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.
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