NWS Albuquerque NMFF.W 0120August 30, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Socorro, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a flash flood warning for Socorro in New Mexico, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on August 30. It was the 120th flash flood warning the NWS office in Albuquerque issued in 2026. New Mexico had 79 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 44 in an average August of 2008-2025 (New Mexico's flash flood warnings by year).
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In force for 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albuquerque NM
- Area
- Socorro
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:06 p.m. MDT, August 30, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. MDT, August 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KABQ FF.W 0120
- 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
FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Socorro County in central New Mexico... * Until 600 PM MDT. * At 306 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen on the northeast slopes of Magdalena Mountain. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 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... Mainly rural areas of Central Socorro County. This includes Highway 60 between Mile Markers 121 and 128.
What the agency told people to do
In hilly or mountainous terrain there are numerous low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.
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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, August 20264,574 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels