Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 18 at 2:07AM MDT until September 18 at 5:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 18, 2026 - 1:07am
Expires:
September 18, 2026 - 4:00am
Description:
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The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Sandoval County in north central New Mexico...
* Until 500 AM MDT.
* At 207 AM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to
1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5
to 1 inch in 1 hour. 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 and automated gauges. Rain gauges in the Placitas
area indicate that between 1 and 2 inches fell within the
past 2 hours.
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...
Bernalillo, Corrales, Santa Ana Pueblo, Coronado State Monument,
San Felipe Pueblo, Sandia Pueblo, Placitas and Algodones.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 550 between Mile Markers 1 and 2. Interstate 25 between Mile
Markers 236 and 254.
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.
Area Description:
Sandoval, NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Albuquerque NM
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov