Flood Watch
NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US
Details
Flood Watch Remains In Effect Until 6 AM MDT Thursday
- Event
- Flood Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Where
Espanola Valley and Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains. This includes areas near and downstream of the Frijoles wildfire burn scar.
When
Until 6 AM MDT Thursday.
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
- Deep monsoon moisture will continue to produce numerous showers and thunderstorms. Stronger storms will be capable of producing heavy rain at rates of one to two inches per hour. Some locations will receive multiple rounds of storms. Recent wildfire burn scars, urban areas, communities with underdeveloped infrastructure, complex terrain, and locations where the ground is already saturated will be favored for rapid runoff and flash flooding. This includes the Frijoles wildfire burn scar, as well as the Pueblos of Chimayo, Nambe, and San Ildefonso. - http://www.weather.gov/abq/EmergencyPrepFlood
Instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Affected areas
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- Espanola Valley
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Albuquerque NM
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~49s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2PHXFS16AZYPR4APRDE0QPH
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.88fe15e98f861b3ee62a981ee18ac51ab736a26a.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.3096
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFA |
| NationalWeatherService | FAA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFAABQ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS65 KABQ 170207 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KABQ.FA.A.0021.000000T0000Z-260917T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-17T06:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8b62edd378516a0cf8690b0fe522a55ea30bc684.001.1,2026-09-16T12:34:00-06:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
- Espanola Valley
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035007 |
| SAME | 035033 |
| SAME | 035039 |
| SAME | 035047 |
| SAME | 035049 |
| SAME | 035055 |
| UGC | NMZ214 |
| UGC | NMZ217 |