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WGUS65 KABQ 240141  
FFAABQ  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
741 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
NMZ203-204-206-207-211-240245-  
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL  
MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-  
741 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED  
 
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR 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.  
 
FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE  
CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.  
 
 
 
NMZ226-241000-  
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-  
741 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREA, SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING, WITH  
ACTIVITY REDEVELOPING AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON SATURDAY AND  
PERSISTING INTO SATURDAY EVENING. RECENT WILDFIRE BURN SCARS IN  
LINCOLN COUNTY REMAIN VULNERABLE TO ABRUPT RUNOFF AND FLASH  
FLOODING. WHILE INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL  
TYPICALLY PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.25 TO 0.75 INCH, MULTIPLE  
ROUNDS OF STORMS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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