Flood Warning

NWS Albuquerque NM · US

Updated

This event was updated at 2026-10-28 00:54:00 UTC.

Details

Flood Warning Now In Effect Until Thursday Evening

Event: Flood Warning
Issued: 2026-10-27 17:47:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-10-27 17:47:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-10-28 18:15:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-10-30 00:30:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Response: Avoid

Description

Overview

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

What

Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

Where

Rio Puerco near Bernardo.

When

Until Thursday evening.

Impacts

At the initial flood stage of 19.5 feet, the water level in the Lower Rio Puerco will begin to threaten several homes and structures in the village of San Francisco between Interstate 25 and the Rio Grande. Further rises in water levels would begin to flood the village of San Francisco.

Additional details

- At 11:00 AM MDT Tuesday the stage was 20.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 11:00 AM MDT Tuesday was 24.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 21.4 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 19.5 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 19.5 feet on 08/10/2006 and a similar crest on 10/03 of this current month. - 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 Wednesday afternoon at 1215 PM MDT.

Affected areas

Socorro County, NM

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Albuquerque NM
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-10-27 17:47:20 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~21s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M5Z7JK0YCYHP2Y5YMED1H8VT
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6bc76e4838f0d85a942b0c1f9833f5a305d2fe2a.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Albuquerque NM
AWIPS ID: CAPABQ
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.4318
WMO heading: XOUS55
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 55

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5f35d76f9e55c82822ba255540cf94e3737de617.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-26 16:13:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.82adf4c70dfb9ef6fbb58307ffd97aed9fd26244.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-26 17:57:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ce813c795124537508669600b14dc75addebf91c.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-26 17:59:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b3102db58d68d84adc2a8ac147f9941af08fcf3e.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-26 18:01:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.91693fadfa9b120664518d979875b1671a2cb869.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-26 18:11:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.15f32296cbc4ef8fbedc788f75490c6ba36ea297.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-26 22:47:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2cbc03485a196d2cfd623b86ec5ef0537f543ffd.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-27 01:14:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aa1585c3ba14d880129f931b0f3862952645425b.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-26 01:44:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bb467e5be48680929be70b1d914eda818a2f36de.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-25 14:20:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5e235b5c2ee9001e2308cfeb1a1b63a37f425910.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-25 20:46:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.26c6d7546162bf6270cfc0e77902e08d8ed204a0.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-25 19:31:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4eaa14a3a110336d959ea7f570adc04e37202b12.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-25 01:50:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	FLS
NationalWeatherService	FLW

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	FLSABQ
WMOidentifier	WGUS85 KABQ 271747
NWSheadline	FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
EAS-ORG	WXR
VTEC	/O.EXT.KABQ.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-261030T0030Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-10-29T18:30:00-06:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	[email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aa1585c3ba14d880129f931b0f3862952645425b.001.1,2026-10-25T19:44:00-06:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bb467e5be48680929be70b1d914eda818a2f36de.001.1,2026-10-25T08:20:00-06:00 [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

Name	Value
SAME	035053
UGC	NMC053

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