Flash Flood Warning
NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 6 PM MDT This Evening For West Central Lincoln And South Central Socorro Counties
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 341 PM MDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
Hazard
Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
Source
Public reported.
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... Mainly rural areas of West Central Lincoln and South Central Socorro Counties.
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.
Affected areas
- Lincoln County, NM
- Socorro 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
- 01M35H2D2BF8GFF3JKG50WN0SV
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6cca8ecc383db7560e527f5862351b886fb29d83.001.1
- 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.6163
- 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 222141 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOCORRO COUNTIES |
| flashFloodDetection | OBSERVED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0168.000000T0000Z-260923T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-22T18:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Lincoln County, NM
- Socorro County, NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035027 |
| SAME | 035053 |
| UGC | NMC027 |
| UGC | NMC053 |
- Polygons
- 33.48,-106.67 33.68,-106.53 33.68,-106.37 33.47,-106.24 33.39,-106.28 33.39,-106.37 33.48,-106.37 33.48,-106.67