Flash Flood Warning
NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Issued September 16 At 6:25AM MDT Until September 16 At 9:30AM MDT By NWS Albuquerque NM
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Lincoln County in central New Mexico... * Until 930 AM MDT. * At 625 AM MDT, emergency management reported flash flooding in Ruidoso area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
Hazard
Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
Source
Emergency management reported flash flooding in the Ruidoso area, including along Cree Meadows Drive, White Mountain Drive, and along Cedar Creek.
Impacts
Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs and Hollywood.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Affected areas
- Lincoln County, NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Albuquerque NM
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~55s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2N2WHZG0PM0NKM9ZCPD3HTM
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.95c967c86beea7899120ad7c25caa0ec064efce2.001.1
- 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.537
- 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 | FFW |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFWABQ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS55 KABQ 161225 |
| flashFloodDetection | OBSERVED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0138.260916T1225Z-260916T1530Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-16T09:30:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Lincoln County, NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035027 |
| UGC | NMC027 |
- Polygons
- 33.37,-105.67 33.35,-105.71 33.31,-105.71 33.31,-105.64 33.34,-105.58 33.33,-105.62 33.35,-105.64 33.39,-105.65 33.39,-105.66 33.37,-105.67