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WGUS65 KABQ 180905
FFAABQ
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
305 AM MDT FRI SEP 18 2026
NMZ201-203-204-207-226-181715-
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/O.NEW.KABQ.FA.A.0023.260918T1800Z-260919T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
305 AM MDT FRI SEP 18 2026
..FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED
THE FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL,
NORTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL 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, NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN WEST CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO, WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.
THE FLASH FLOODING THREAT HAS ENDED. THEREFORE, THE FLOOD WATCH HAS
EXPIRED.
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO AS WELL
AS THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. THIS
INCLUDES THE RUIDOSO AREA BURN SCARS.
* WHEN...FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- SOILS ARE VERY SATURATED FROM DAYS OF SOAKING RAINFALL AND FLASH
FLOODING. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR
WITH STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WILDFIRE BURN SCARS,
URBAN AREAS, COMMUNITIES WITH UNDERDEVELOPED INFRASTRUCTURE,
COMPLEX TERRAIN, AND AREAS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED
ARE MOST AT RISK FOR RAPID RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING. STORMS
ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO WILL END DURING THE EVENING, BUT STORMS
COULD PERSIST AS LATE AS MIDNIGHT IN THE LINCOLN COUNTY PORTION
OF THE WATCH.
- 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.
NMZ202-210>221-181015-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FA.A.0022.000000T0000Z-260918T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-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-
305 AM MDT FRI SEP 18 2026
..FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED
THE FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL,
AND NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO, LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA AND SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS
INCLUDING EDGEWOOD. IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, EAST SLOPES SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, ESPANOLA VALLEY, GLORIETA MESA INCLUDING
GLORIETA PASS, JEMEZ MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS,
SANTA FE METRO AREA, SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, TUSAS
MOUNTAINS INCLUDING CHAMA AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. IN NORTHWEST
NEW MEXICO, CHUSKA MOUNTAINS.
THE FLASH FLOODING THREAT HAS ENDED. THEREFORE, THE FLOOD WATCH HAS
EXPIRED.
NMZ206-239-241-181715-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FA.A.0023.260918T1800Z-260919T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SAN AGUSTIN PLAINS
AND ADJACENT LOWLANDS-
305 AM MDT FRI SEP 18 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO AS WELL
AS THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. THIS
INCLUDES THE RUIDOSO AREA BURN SCARS.
* WHEN...FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- SOILS ARE VERY SATURATED FROM DAYS OF SOAKING RAINFALL AND FLASH
FLOODING. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR
WITH STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WILDFIRE BURN SCARS,
URBAN AREAS, COMMUNITIES WITH UNDERDEVELOPED INFRASTRUCTURE,
COMPLEX TERRAIN, AND AREAS WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED
ARE MOST AT RISK FOR RAPID RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING. STORMS
ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO WILL END DURING THE EVENING, BUT STORMS
COULD PERSIST AS LATE AS MIDNIGHT IN THE LINCOLN COUNTY PORTION
OF THE WATCH.
- 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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