NWS Albuquerque NMFA.W 0004September 17, 2026
Flood Warning: Lincoln, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a flood warning for Lincoln in New Mexico, which was in force until 3:45 a.m. local time on September 18. It was the 4th 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 6 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
- 9:46 p.m. MDT, September 17, 2026
- Expires
- 3:45 a.m. MDT, September 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KABQ FA.W 0004
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in New Mexico since 2008Every warning type in New Mexico
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southeastern Lincoln County in central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 345 AM MDT. * IMPACTS...Rapid river rises will cause minor flooding along the Rio Hondo. Earlier heavy rainfall will continue to race downstream within the Rio Hondo to the Chaves County line. The Rio Hondo at Alamo Canyon has already risen 6.5 feet and continues to rise. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 943 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Tinnie, Hondo and Sunset. - 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.
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.