Flood Watch
NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US
Details
Flood Watch In Effect From 11 AM MDT This Morning Through Late Tonight
- 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 is possible.
Where
Northwest New Mexico and the South Central Mountains, including Farmington, Shiprock, and the Ruidoso area burn scars.
When
From 11 AM MDT this morning through late tonight.
Impacts
Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Additional details
- Additional rounds of showers and storms are likely Thursday afternoon through the overnight hours. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour may occur with storms during the afternoon and evening, with lighter rainfall overnight. Wildfire burn scars, urban areas, communities with underdeveloped infrastructure, complex terrain, and areas where the ground is already saturated will be favored for rapid runoff and flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/abq/EmergencyPrepFlood
Instructions
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. 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
- South Central Mountains
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Albuquerque NM
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~58s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2Q7G2R9KHEZGN3SDFPRTSN5
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fbb8b06230bad1fb9bf4df52ade028275c36eedc.002.1
- 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.4267
- 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 170824 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KABQ.FA.A.0022.260917T1700Z-260918T0900Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-18T03:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Northwest Plateau
- Chuska Mountains
- Far Northwest Highlands
- Northwest Highlands
- South Central Mountains
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035031 |
| SAME | 035045 |
| SAME | 035039 |
| SAME | 035043 |
| SAME | 035027 |
| UGC | NMZ201 |
| UGC | NMZ202 |
| UGC | NMZ203 |
| UGC | NMZ204 |
| UGC | NMZ226 |