Flash Flood Warning
NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US
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
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
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
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSABQ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS75 KABQ 260517 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR SOCORRO AND LUIS LOPEZ |
| flashFloodDetection | OBSERVED |
| flashFloodDamageThreat | CATASTROPHIC |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0200.000000T0000Z-260926T0715Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-26T01:15:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-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
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035053 |
| UGC | NMC053 |
- 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