Warning Vector

Flash Flood Warning

NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US

Updated

Details

Flash Flood Emergency For Socorro And Luis Lopez

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

Description

Overview

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR CENTRAL SOCORRO COUNTY... At 1117 PM MDT, the thunderstorms that produced heavy rain across Socorro and Luis Lopez have ended. Up to 6 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. Flash flooding is already occurring in Socorro. FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Socorro and Luis Lopez. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

Hazard

Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.

Source

Trained spotters reported.

Impacts

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. 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

Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order. 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
~13s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3E2AS312K5FMKB4HH24X7WA
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9b9ca1f9fd02338a3a7b5de502927a38fcb8bd36.001.1
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.7381
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
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFS
NationalWeatherServiceFFW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFSABQ
WMOidentifierWGUS75 KABQ 260517
NWSheadlineFLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR SOCORRO AND LUIS LOPEZ
flashFloodDetectionOBSERVED
flashFloodDamageThreatCATASTROPHIC
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0200.000000T0000Z-260926T0715Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-26T01:15:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a7de70388349ece26c41ff924e875082d24ea296.001.1,2026-09-25T21:31:00-06:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.075c0cc5f2cb2cc5044e6f9aada66e396fda0c46.001.1,2026-09-25T19:39:00-06:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0490e3388d9aa99cbfbd4e7fbfc5f46f6fd9f73b.001.1,2026-09-25T18:40:00-06:00
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