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WGUS65 KABQ 231059
FFAABQ
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
459 AM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026
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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-TUSAS MOUNTAINS INCLUDING
CHAMA-SAN AGUSTIN PLAINS AND ADJACENT LOWLANDS-
459 AM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL,
NORTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, SAN AGUSTIN PLAINS AND ADJACENT
LOWLANDS. IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, TUSAS MOUNTAINS INCLUDING
CHAMA. IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO, CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST
PLATEAU. IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY,
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU.
FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE
CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
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FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
459 AM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, FAR
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS, JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS. IN
WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND WEST CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
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...
- SCATTERED-TO-NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SOME OF TODAY'S STRONGER STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAIN AT RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR. SOME
LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE REPEATED ROUNDS OF STORMS WITH OVER 1.5
INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAIN ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS WHERE
THE GROUND IS SATURATED FROM HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL ON THURSDAY
WILL BE FAVORED FOR RAPID RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING, EVEN FROM
ONLY MODERATE RAINFALL TODAY.
- 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.
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