Flood Watch
NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US
Details
Flood Watch In Effect From Noon MDT Today Through Late Tonight
- Event
- Flood Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Where
Portions of north central and northwest New Mexico, including the following areas, in north central New Mexico, Far Northwest Highlands and Northwest Highlands. In northwest New Mexico, Chuska Mountains and Northwest Plateau.
When
From noon MDT today through late tonight.
Impacts
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Additional details
- Deep monsoon moisture will remain over northwest New Mexico Wednesday, resulting in the development of numerous showers and storms. Stronger storms will have the potential to produce rainfall rates of one to two inches per hour, with some areas receiving multiple rounds of storms. Rapid runoff will likely create flash flooding through normally dry arroyos and other low-lying areas. - http://www.weather.gov/abq/EmergencyPrepFlood
Instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flash Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Affected areas
- Northwest Plateau
- Chuska Mountains
- Far Northwest Highlands
- Northwest Highlands
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Albuquerque NM
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m14s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2MQEXJSBGSFC889NGMQBE26
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.66c9a8017f447866c30ff4431e478b0b23cf3640.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Albuquerque NM
- AWIPS ID
- CAPABQ
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.5452
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFA |
| NationalWeatherService | FAA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFAABQ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS65 KABQ 160905 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXA.KABQ.FA.A.0021.260916T1800Z-260917T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-17T06:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Northwest Plateau
- Chuska Mountains
- Far Northwest Highlands
- Northwest Highlands
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035031 |
| SAME | 035045 |
| SAME | 035039 |
| SAME | 035043 |
| UGC | NMZ201 |
| UGC | NMZ202 |
| UGC | NMZ203 |
| UGC | NMZ204 |