Flood Warning

Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1030 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

NMC005-027-182015-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Chaves NM-Lincoln NM-
1030 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM MDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Southeastern Lincoln County in central New Mexico...
  West Central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...

* WHEN...Until 215 PM MDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Flood waters in Whitetail Canyon will flow into the Rio
  Felix overnight into Friday morning. Flooding of low water
  crossings along the Rio Felix are expected.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1026 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
    thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly
    in the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the
    warned area. Impacts are expected within Whitetail Canyon, along
    Picacho Road, including Clements Ranch, in and along the Rio
    Felix.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Mainly rural areas of Southeastern Lincoln and West Central
    Chaves Counties.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3315 10532 3315 10528 3309 10525 3308 10526
      3303 10520 3305 10513 3301 10502 3297 10497
      3310 10467 3315 10429 3309 10445 3305 10472
      3298 10480 3293 10493 3293 10500 3297 10505
      3300 10524 3305 10528 3312 10530 3312 10532


$$

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Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
946 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

NMC027-180945-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FA.W.0004.260918T0346Z-260918T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lincoln NM-
946 PM MDT Thu Sep 17 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM MDT FRIDAY...
...REPLACES FLOOD ADVISORY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Southeastern Lincoln County in central New Mexico...

* WHEN...Until 345 AM MDT.

* IMPACTS...Rapid river rises will cause minor flooding along the Rio
  Hondo. Earlier heavy rainfall will continue to race downstream
  within the Rio Hondo to the Chaves County line. The Rio Hondo at
  Alamo Canyon has already risen 6.5 feet and continues to rise.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 943 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is
    ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Tinnie, Hondo and Sunset.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3331 10490 3330 10492 3330 10501 3331 10509
      3335 10524 3337 10529 3341 10528 3339 10521
      3338 10514 3337 10509 3336 10498 3336 10489
      3331 10489


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