NWS Albuquerque NMFF.W 0134September 15, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Rio Arriba and Santa Fe, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a flash flood warning for Rio Arriba and Santa Fe in New Mexico, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on September 15. It was the 134th 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 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albuquerque NM
- Area
- Rio Arriba and Santa Fe
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:48 p.m. MDT, September 15, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. MDT, September 15, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KABQ FF.W 0134
- 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... The Frijoles burn scar in... Southeastern Rio Arriba County in north central New Mexico... Northeastern Santa Fe County in north central New Mexico... * Until 645 PM MDT. * At 348 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the western portion of the Frijoles Burn Scar as well as areas west of the burn scar to including Cundiyo. Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact the Rio Frijoles, Rio Medio and Chimayo Creek as well as Camino del Canon, County Road 127 and Camino del Molino. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. Flooding will also impact Cundiyo and Highway 503. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Frijoles Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Frijoles Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Chimayo, Cundiyo, Rio Chiquito, Nambe Pueblo, Nambe Lake and Cordova.
What the agency told people to do
This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks, streams and ditches in the Frijoles Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in places. If you encounter flood waters, climb to safety.
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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, September 20262,824 in the month
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