Flood Watch

NWS Albuquerque NM · US

Updated

Details

Flood Watch Remains In Effect Until 6 AM MDT Early This Morning

Event: Flood Watch
Issued: 2026-09-24 07:36:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-24 07:36:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-24 12:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-24 12:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Response: Prepare

Description

What

Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.

Where

From the Sangre de Cristo's eastward to Texas, Santa Fe Metro, Central Highlands, and Guadalupe County.

When

Until 6 AM MDT early this morning.

Impacts

Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible.

Additional details

- Rounds of showers and storms will continue through tonight. The heaviest rainfall will focus over the northeast plains where rainfall rates up to 1 inch per hour may occur. Rain will generally be lighter further west, but briefly heavy rates cannot be ruled out as far west as the Santa Fe Metro area and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Additional rainfall amounts tonight will range from 0.5 to 1.5 inches. - Rapid runoff and flash flooding will be most likely in complex terrain, below recent burn scars, low-lying areas, urban areas, normally dry arroyos, near rivers and streams, and in locations where the ground is already saturated from recent heavy rainfall. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. Never drive through flood waters. Most flash flood deaths occur in automobiles.

Affected areas

Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Santa Fe Metro Area
Central Highlands
Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass
Far Northeast Highlands
Northeast Highlands
Union County
Harding County
Eastern San Miguel County
Guadalupe County

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Albuquerque NM
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-24 07:36:31 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~31s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M395GDFB536EQQZ5YV8YE6YM
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1ba53492bc416f03b86daba964c05efbb990a84e.002.1
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.2962
WMO heading: XOUS55
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 55

References

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	FFA
NationalWeatherService	FAA

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	FFAABQ
WMOidentifier	WGUS65 KABQ 240736
NWSheadline	FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
EAS-ORG	WXR
VTEC	/O.CON.KABQ.FA.A.0024.000000T0000Z-260924T1200Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-24T06:00:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Santa Fe Metro Area
Central Highlands
Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass
Far Northeast Highlands
Northeast Highlands
Union County
Harding County
Eastern San Miguel County
Guadalupe County

Name	Value
SAME	035047
SAME	035049
SAME	035007
SAME	035055
SAME	035033
SAME	035039
SAME	035001
SAME	035043
SAME	035057
SAME	035059
SAME	035021
SAME	035019
UGC	NMZ212
UGC	NMZ213
UGC	NMZ214
UGC	NMZ215
UGC	NMZ218
UGC	NMZ223
UGC	NMZ227
UGC	NMZ228
UGC	NMZ229
UGC	NMZ230
UGC	NMZ231
UGC	NMZ232
UGC	NMZ233