NWS Albuquerque NMFF.W 0179September 24, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Lincoln, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a flash flood warning for Lincoln in New Mexico, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on September 24. It was the 179th 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
- Lincoln
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:56 p.m. MDT, September 24, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. MDT, September 24, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KABQ FF.W 0179
- 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... The Seven Cabins burn scar in... East Central Lincoln County in central New Mexico... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 156 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Seven Cabins Burn Scar. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact Highway 246 as well as Forest Service Roads 56 and 616. This will also impact Las Tablas Creek and Arroyo Seco. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Seven Cabins Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Seven Cabins Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of East Central Lincoln County.
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 Seven Cabins 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
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels