Warning Vector

Flood Warning

NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US

Updated
This event was updated at .

Details

Flood Warning Now In Effect Until Late Thursday Night

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

Description

Overview

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in New Mexico... Rio Puerco Near Bernardo affecting Socorro County.

What

Minor flooding is forecast.

Where

Rio Puerco near Bernardo.

When

Until late Thursday night.

Impacts

At 23.0 feet, Streets in the village of San Francisco between interstate 25 and the Rio Grande just south of Bernardo are being flooded. Water levels in the Lower Rio Puerco have not been this high since July of 1944. The nearby railroad bridge may also be flooded. Further rises will impact Interstate 25 traffic.

Additional details

- At 3:00 PM MDT Sunday the stage was 20.0 feet. No reliable observations available thereafter. - Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will is forecast to remain at flood stage, reaching around 22.8 feet this afternoon. It will then fall early tomorrow afternoon, then it will rise to 22.5 feet Wednesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday afternoon. - Flood stage is 19.5 feet. - Flood History...No available flood history. - http://www.weather.gov/abq/EmergencyPrepFlood

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/abq. The next statement will be issued Tuesday afternoon at noon MDT.

Affected areas

  • Socorro County, NM

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Albuquerque NM

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~46s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M5WFTGJPNPVY8B7JMCEWJFC6
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5f35d76f9e55c82822ba255540cf94e3737de617.001.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Albuquerque NM
AWIPS ID
CAPABQ
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.6032
WMO heading
XOUS55
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
55

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFLS
NationalWeatherServiceFLW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFLSABQ
WMOidentifierWGUS85 KABQ 261613
NWSheadlineFLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.EXT.KABQ.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-261030T0600Z/
eventEndingTime2026-10-30T00:00:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferences[email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5e235b5c2ee9001e2308cfeb1a1b63a37f425910.001.1,2026-10-25T14:46:00-06:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.26c6d7546162bf6270cfc0e77902e08d8ed204a0.001.1,2026-10-25T13:31:00-06:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4eaa14a3a110336d959ea7f570adc04e37202b12.001.1,2026-10-24T19:50:00-06:00
Locations

Location data

  • Socorro County, NM
NameValue
SAME035053
UGCNMC053
Polygons
35.59,-107.13 35.31,-106.89 34.4,-106.82 34.37,-106.87 34.87,-107.07 35.61,-107.23 35.59,-107.13