NWS Albuquerque NMFF.W 0174September 22, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Mora, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a flash flood warning for Mora in New Mexico, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on September 22. It was the 174th 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 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albuquerque NM
- Area
- Mora
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:27 p.m. MDT, September 22, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. MDT, September 22, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KABQ FF.W 0174
- 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... Southwestern Mora County in northeastern New Mexico... * Until 730 PM MDT. * At 427 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.75 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Mora, Monte Aplanado, Canon and Ledoux as well as the Rito Cebolla. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mora, Ledoux, Morphy Lake State Park, Monte Aplanado and Golondrinas. This includes State Road 518 between Mile Markers 19 and 21...and near Mile Marker 29. This includes the following recreation areas... Morphy Lake State Park. Flash flooding is expected in the Rito Cebolla. Stay away from river banks.
What the agency told people to do
Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order. 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.
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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
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels