NWS Albuquerque NMFF.W 0221October 22, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval and 1 more, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a flash flood warning for Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval and 1 more in New Mexico, in force until 1:30 a.m. local time on October 23. It was the 221st flash flood warning the NWS office in Albuquerque issued in 2026. New Mexico had 3 flash flood warnings in October 2026, against 5 in an average October of 2008-2025 (New Mexico's flash flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 3.4 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albuquerque NM
- Area
- Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval and 1 more
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:05 p.m. MDT, October 22, 2026
- Expires
- 1:30 a.m. MDT, October 23, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KABQ FF.W 0221
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in New Mexico since 2008Every warning type in New Mexico
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The notice as issued
At 1005 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.75 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... Pueblo Pintado, Ojo Encino, Torreon Navajo Mission, Counselor, San Mateo and Torreon. This includes Highway 550 between Mile Markers 74 and 99.
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.
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The record around this notice
- Flash Flood Warnings in New Mexico since 2008165 a year
- Every warning type in New Mexico
- Flash Flood Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most3,924 a year
- NWS notices, October 202612,238 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels