Flash Flood Warning
NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 730 PM MDT This Evening For North Central Socorro County
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 539 PM MDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. NM Highway 304 near Las Nutrias is closed due to flooding. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25 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... Bernardo, Veguita, La Joya, Abeytas, Contreras, Las Nutrias and Sabinal. This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between Mile Markers 166 and 173. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 168 and 183.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. 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
- Socorro 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
- 01M35QSRP01TXR5M4VS7V7B24J
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ec464d892bfb3b4f43d145fda2d3a8394f75a059.001.1
- 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.9220
- 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 222339 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SOCORRO COUNTY |
| flashFloodDetection | OBSERVED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0173.000000T0000Z-260923T0130Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-22T19:30:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Socorro County, NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035053 |
| UGC | NMC053 |
- Polygons
- 34.32,-106.83 34.34,-106.73 34.5,-106.67 34.53,-106.78 34.57,-106.87 34.49,-106.89 34.32,-106.91 34.32,-106.83