Flash Flood Warning
NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning For The South Fork And Blue 2 Burn Scar Remains In Effect Until 630 PM MDT This Evening 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 602 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over Blue 2 Burn Scar. Between 0.75 and 1.50 inches of rain have fallen. Meanwhile, up to one third to one half an inch of rain has fallen on the South Fork Burn Scar. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area as additional showers and storms continue to develop. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact Upper Canyon, Brady Canyon, and Perk Canyon as well as the Cedar Creek, Eagle Creek and Rio Ruidoso drainages. Impacts will include but are not limited to all nearby reservoirs, bridges, culverts and roadways.
Hazard
Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the South Fork and Blue 2 Burn Scar.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the South Fork and Blue 2 Burn Scar. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Ruidoso, Alto, Bonito Lake and Hollywood. Minor flooding and mud over roads have been reported in Upper Canyon as a result of the South Fork Burn Scar.
Instructions
This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks, streams and ditches in the South Fork 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.
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
- 01M2RX5VZZ44PYJNA0NSA4B5ZK
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.88faee9f369210ab77f894b577a4100aaa558b3d.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.35
- 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 180002 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SOUTH FORK AND BLUE 2 BURN SCAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| flashFloodDamageThreat | CONSIDERABLE |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0148.000000T0000Z-260918T0030Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-17T18:30:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Lincoln County, NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035027 |
| UGC | NMC027 |
- Polygons
- 33.44,-105.83 33.48,-105.79 33.52,-105.74 33.51,-105.68 33.44,-105.63 33.4,-105.61 33.38,-105.62 33.39,-105.64 33.34,-105.64 33.32,-105.62 33.31,-105.58 33.31,-105.73 33.39,-105.73 33.39,-105.83 33.44,-105.83