Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 25 at 3:04AM MDT until September 25 at 5:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 25, 2026 - 2:04am
Expires:
September 25, 2026 - 4:00am
Description:
FFWABQ
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...
* Until 500 AM MDT.
* At 304 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 2
to 4 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.75 to 1.5
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Roswell, Dexter, Hagerman, Bottomless Lakes State Park, Bitter Lake
Wildlife Refuge, Lake Arthur, Midway, Greenfield and Roswell
Correctional Facility.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 380 between Mile Markers 156 and 167. Highway 285 between
Mile Markers 79 and 120.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 5:00 AM MDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 5:00 AM MDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Chaves, NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Albuquerque NM
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov