Flash Flood Warning
NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 1030 PM MDT This Evening For Northeastern Chaves County
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 854 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. 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... Elkins and Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge. This includes Highway 380 between Mile Markers 159 and 192.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Affected areas
- Chaves County, NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Albuquerque NM
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~49s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3B7SABTV02P80DR8K600KWZ
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cc25f1223a70490130a5de0fa76fb5bb67e51539.001.1
- 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.4111
- 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 250254 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHAVES COUNTY |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0189.000000T0000Z-260925T0430Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-24T22:30:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Chaves County, NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035005 |
| UGC | NMC005 |
- Polygons
- 33.38,-103.88 33.39,-104.45 33.47,-104.42 33.73,-104.25 34.08,-104.01 34.08,-103.84 34.03,-103.84 33.82,-103.91 33.7,-103.88 33.38,-103.88