NWS Albuquerque NMFA.W 0005September 17, 2026
Flood Warning: Chaves and Lincoln, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a flood warning for Chaves and Lincoln in New Mexico, which was in force until 2:15 p.m. local time on September 18. It was the 5th 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 15.8 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albuquerque NM
- Area
- Chaves and Lincoln
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:30 p.m. MDT, September 17, 2026
- Expires
- 2:15 p.m. MDT, September 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KABQ FA.W 0005
- 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... West Central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 215 PM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Flood waters in Whitetail Canyon will flow into the Rio Felix overnight into Friday morning. Flooding of low water crossings along the Rio Felix are expected. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1026 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Impacts are expected within Whitetail Canyon, along Picacho Road, including Clements Ranch, in and along the Rio Felix. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Southeastern Lincoln and West Central Chaves Counties. - 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. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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