NWS Albuquerque NMFA.W 0016September 30, 2026
Flood Warning: Santa Fe, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a flood warning for Santa Fe in New Mexico, which was in force until 1:15 p.m. local time on September 30. It was the 16th areal flood warning the NWS office in Albuquerque issued in 2026. New Mexico had 37 flood warnings in September 2026, against 5 in an average September of 2008-2025 (New Mexico's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.8 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albuquerque NM
- Area
- Santa Fe
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:25 a.m. MDT, September 30, 2026
- Expires
- 1:15 p.m. MDT, September 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KABQ FA.W 0016
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Central Santa Fe County in north central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 115 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 924 AM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated moderate to heavy rain occurring over the area. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have fallen on top of 1 inch of rain received over the past 24 hours. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. This will exacerbate arroyo and stream flooding that was observed on the west and south side of Santa Fe yesterday. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Santa Fe, Eldorado At Santa Fe, La Cienega, Cerrillos Hills State Park, Los Cerrillos, Lamy, Galisteo, Canada De Los Alamos and Agua Fria. - Low water crossings along the Santa Fe River, Arroyo Hondo and Galisteo Creek may become impassable due to runoff and impacts from rainfall yesterday. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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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