Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 24 at 3:26PM MDT until September 24 at 6:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 24, 2026 - 2:26pm
Expires:
September 24, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
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The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Curry County in east central New Mexico...
* Until 630 PM MDT.
* At 326 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
0.75 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate
is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to
1.5 inches 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.
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...
Clovis, Cannon Air Force Base and Portair.
This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 380 and 391.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer
currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many
miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of normally
dry arroyos and streambeds, low water crossings, intersections and
underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low lying areas.
Area Description:
Curry, NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Albuquerque NM
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov