Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 4 at 4:59PM MDT until August 4 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 4, 2026 - 3:59pm
Expires:
August 4, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
At 459 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned
area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Rayado.
This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 402 and 404.
Flash flooding will impact Moras Creek, Sweetwater Creek, Rayado
Creek, Ortega Creek, Alona Creek, LaMaquina Creek, Banderitas Creek,
and Ocate Creek downstream to the Cimarron River.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and
dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings.
Area Description:
Colfax, NM; Mora, NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Albuquerque NM
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov