NWS Albuquerque NMFF.W 0002May 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Union, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a flash flood warning for Union in New Mexico, which was in force until 9:30 p.m. local time on May 28. It was the 2nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Albuquerque issued in 2026. New Mexico had 8 flash flood warnings in May 2026, against 7 in an average May 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
- Union
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:24 p.m. MDT, May 28, 2026
- Expires
- 9:30 p.m. MDT, May 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KABQ FF.W 0002
- 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... North Central Union County in northeastern New Mexico... * Until 930 PM MDT. * At 624 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. 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 North Central Union County. Low water crossings along NM Road 456 may become impassable.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.