NWS Albuquerque NMFF.W 0153September 18, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: McKinley and Sandoval, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a flash flood warning for McKinley and Sandoval in New Mexico, which was in force until 4:45 p.m. local time on September 18. It was the 153rd 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
- McKinley and Sandoval
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:47 p.m. MDT, September 18, 2026
- Expires
- 4:45 p.m. MDT, September 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KABQ FF.W 0153
- 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... West Central Sandoval County in north central New Mexico... Eastern McKinley County in west central New Mexico... * Until 445 PM MDT. * At 147 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 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 West Central Sandoval and Eastern McKinley Counties.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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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