New Mexico Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 09/22/2026 13:14

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued September 22 at 2:14PM MDT until September 22 at 4:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 22, 2026 - 1:14pm
Expires: 
September 22, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
At 214 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.75 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch 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... Mora, Ledoux, Morphy Lake State Park and Monte Aplanado. This includes State Road 518 near Mile Marker 29. This includes the following recreation areas... Morphy Lake State Park.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Mora, NM
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albuquerque NM
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov