Flash Flood Warning
NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 4 PM MDT This Afternoon For Northeastern Cibola County
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 218 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated that the thunderstorms producing heavy rain south of Grants had ended. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Hazard
Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... McCartys, Skyline-Ganipa, San Fidel, Cubero, Acomita Lake, Acomita, North Acomita Village, Seama and Paraje. This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 87 and 107. This includes the following recreation areas... El Malpais Ranger Station.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Affected areas
- Cibola County, NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Albuquerque NM
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~37s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2XN484X6WX8PETXG5NTCNA9
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d798cc2a81b401fe5777bc01de2fcffcf2e783b3.001.1
- 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.3959
- 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 192018 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN CIBOLA COUNTY |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0157.000000T0000Z-260919T2200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-19T16:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Cibola County, NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035006 |
| UGC | NMC006 |
- Polygons
- 35.1,-107.91 34.95,-107.94 35.02,-107.48 35.24,-107.51 35.14,-107.71 35.11,-107.82 35.1,-107.91