Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 7 at 4:52PM MDT until July 7 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 7, 2026 - 3:52pm
Expires:
July 7, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
At 452 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Hermits Peak Calf Canyon burn
scar. Between 0.5 and 1.75 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding
is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Sapello, Manuelitas and Rociada.
This includes State Road 518 between Mile Markers 9 and 14.
Dangerous runoff will impact the Rito San Jose, Manuelitas Creek, and
the Sapello River. As much as 1.50 inches of rain also fell around
midday on the headwaters of Manuelitas Creek, and around 1.15 inches
around midday on the Sapello River.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Runoff from rainfall will cause elevated water levels within
vulnerable drainages in and downstream of the Hermit's Peak/Calf
Canyon burn scar.
Area Description:
San Miguel, NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Albuquerque NM
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov