Flash Flood Warning
NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 430 PM MDT This Afternoon For 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 236 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms continue to produce light to moderate rain around White Oaks. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Hazard
Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... White Oaks. This includes Highway 380 near Mile Marker 70...and between Mile Markers 72 and 74.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly or mountainous terrain there are numerous low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.
Affected areas
- Lincoln County, NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Albuquerque NM
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~14s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2RHB2J3C6S41JNZ8AX0BT3B
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3e59a35c7c0ffd2c3b59c677411e9a31ec6de8f2.001.1
- 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.4168
- 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 172036 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| flashFloodDamageThreat | CONSIDERABLE |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0145.000000T0000Z-260917T2230Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-17T16:30:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Lincoln County, NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035027 |
| UGC | NMC027 |
- Polygons
- 33.82,-105.78 33.83,-105.72 33.8,-105.69 33.77,-105.68 33.73,-105.67 33.7,-105.67 33.62,-105.65 33.59,-105.73 33.65,-105.86 33.68,-105.87 33.69,-105.88 33.72,-105.9 33.74,-105.9 33.77,-105.83 33.82,-105.78