NWS Albuquerque NMFF.W 0208September 29, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Chaves, Curry, De Baca and 2 more, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a flash flood warning for Chaves, Curry, De Baca and 2 more in New Mexico, which was in force until 2:15 a.m. local time on September 30. It was the 208th flash flood warning the NWS office in Albuquerque issued in 2026. New Mexico had 190 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 21 in an average September of 2008-2025 (New Mexico's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 6 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albuquerque NM
- Area
- Chaves, Curry, De Baca and 2 more
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:18 p.m. MDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 2:15 a.m. MDT, September 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KABQ FF.W 0208
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Curry County in east central New Mexico... East Central De Baca County in east central New Mexico... Southeastern Quay County in east central New Mexico... Northwestern Roosevelt County in east central New Mexico... Northeastern Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico... * Until 215 AM MDT. * At 818 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 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 indicated. 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... Portales, Melrose, Elida, Grady, Saint Vrain, Tolar, Ranchvale, Kenna and Wheatland. This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 344 and 380.
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.