Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 25 at 4:11AM MDT until September 25 at 5:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 25, 2026 - 3:11am
Expires:
September 25, 2026 - 4:00am
Description:
At 411 AM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of
0.25 to 0.5 inches 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 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...
Roswell, Dexter, Hagerman, Bottomless Lakes State Park, Bitter Lake
Wildlife Refuge, Lake Arthur, Midway, Greenfield and Roswell
Correctional Facility.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 380 between Mile Markers 156 and 167. Highway 285 between
Mile Markers 79 and 120.
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:
Chaves, NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Albuquerque NM
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov