Warning Vector

Flash Flood Warning

NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US

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Details

Flash Flood Warning Issued September 25 At 6:40PM MDT Until September 25 At 9:45PM MDT By NWS Albuquerque NM

Event
Flash Flood Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

Overview

FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Socorro County in central New Mexico... * Until 945 PM MDT. * At 640 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 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... Socorro, Escondida, Lemitar, San Antonio, Luis Lopez and Laborcita. This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between Mile Markers 122 and 138. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 139 and 158.

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

  • Socorro County, NM

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Albuquerque NM

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m2s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3DJH1XSJF3PD67RR62NE71S
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0490e3388d9aa99cbfbd4e7fbfc5f46f6fd9f73b.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.954
WMO heading
XOUS55
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
55

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFW
NationalWeatherServiceFFW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFWABQ
WMOidentifierWGUS55 KABQ 260040
flashFloodDetectionRADAR INDICATED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0200.260926T0040Z-260926T0345Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-25T21:45:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Socorro County, NM
NameValue
SAME035053
UGCNMC053
Polygons
34.02,-107.3 33.83,-107.27 33.93,-106.77 34.04,-106.62 34.27,-106.62 34.2,-106.92 34.08,-107.13 34.02,-107.3