818
WGUS55 KABQ 231508
FFWABQ
NMC027-231815-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0177.260923T1508Z-260923T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
908 AM MDT WED SEP 23 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE SOUTH FORK BURN SCAR IN...
SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 1215 PM MDT.
* AT 908 AM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SOUTH FORK BURN SCAR.
BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1.25 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. THE EXPECTED
RAINFALL RATE IS 0.25 TO 0.75 INCHES IN 1 HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 0.25 TO 0.75 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. HIGHER
FLOWS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN BRADY CANYON AND BEAR CANYON IMPACTING
ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL IMPACT UPPER CANYON, BRADY
CANYON, AND PERK CANYON AS WELL AS THE CEDAR CREEK, EAGLE CREEK AND
RIO RUIDOSO DRAINAGES. IMPACTS WILL INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ALL NEARBY RESERVOIRS, BRIDGES, CULVERTS AND ROADWAYS. IMPACTS TO
AREAS ALONG THE RIO RUIDOSO MAY EXTEND DOWNSTREAM OF RUIDOSO DOWNS.
THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF ROCK, MUD, VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE
MATERIALS.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS IN AND AROUND THE
SOUTH FORK BURN SCAR.
SOURCE...RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAUGES.
IMPACT...FLOODING OF AREAS IN AND AROUND THE SOUTH FORK BURN SCAR.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
RUIDOSO, RUIDOSO DOWNS, ALTO, GLENCOE AND HOLLYWOOD.
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 SOUTH FORK 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 3339 10573 3339 10576 3342 10576 3342 10566
3343 10565 3344 10563 3340 10561 3338 10562
3339 10564 3334 10564 3333 10563 3336 10556
3338 10553 3343 10543 3341 10543 3333 10555
3331 10559 3331 10573 3337 10573
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.25-0.75 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
OVERPECK
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page