Flash Flood Warning
NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning For The Salt Burn Scar Remains In Effect Until 230 PM MDT This Afternoon For South Central Lincoln County
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 125 PM MDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Salt Burn Scar. Between 0.75 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.75 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact Fence Canyon, Snow Canyon, Bear Canyon and Turkey Spring Canyon as well as Highway 70 and the Rio Ruidoso through Ruidoso Downs. Impacts may also occur downstream of Ruidoso Downs along the Rio Ruidoso. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.
Hazard
Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Salt Burn Scar.
Source
Emergency management reported.
Impacts
Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Salt Burn Scar. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, Glencoe and Hollywood.
Instructions
This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks, streams and ditches in the Salt Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in places. If you encounter flood waters, climb to safety. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Affected areas
- Lincoln County, NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Albuquerque NM
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m6s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2RDAMQ7GRR544QMZXYSYBS5
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.971f86d887bf9eba6dbb027fb1f0354f7a0d1fb7.001.1
- 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.2330
- 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 | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSABQ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS75 KABQ 171925 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SALT BURN SCAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY |
| flashFloodDetection | OBSERVED |
| flashFloodDamageThreat | CONSIDERABLE |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0144.000000T0000Z-260917T2030Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-17T14:30:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Lincoln County, NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035027 |
| UGC | NMC027 |
- Polygons
- 33.33,-105.63 33.42,-105.45 33.43,-105.43 33.4,-105.42 33.31,-105.58 33.31,-105.66 33.33,-105.63