Flash Flood Warning
N
Issued by NWS Albuquerque NM
⏳ In force until Fri 23 Oct, 11:00 📍 Catron, NM (approximate) 🕑 1 h ago
FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Catron County in west central New Mexico... * Until 200 AM MDT. * At 957 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.25 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash floodin…
📡 CAP alert details
Common Alerting Protocol
Official alert linked
▾
📡 CAP alert details
Common Alerting Protocol
⚠
SeveritySevere
⏱
UrgencyImmediate
❓
CertaintyLikely
EventFlash Flood Warning
Response typeAvoid
CategoryMet
Affected areaCatron, NM
Issuing authorityNWS Albuquerque NM
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-10-22T21:57:00-06:00
Effective2026-10-22T21:57:00-06:00
Onset2026-10-22T21:57:00-06:00
Expires2026-10-23T02:00:00-06:00
📋 Official instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa1add376346ce6657c692801950d4c4943279c8.001.1
Message typeAlert
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesNot supplied
ⓘ CAP fields populate when an official alert is linked.
🛡 Safety advice
General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
- Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
- Avoid flooded roads, rivers and drainage channels; do not walk or drive through moving water.
- Move valuables and people to higher ground if water is rising near you.
- Follow local authority and Red Cross updates for the area.
📰 Story summary
From the report shown in the feed:
- FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for...
- South Central Catron County in west central New Mexico...
- * Until 200 AM MDT.
- * At 957 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area.
- Up to 1.25 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.
- Flash floodin…
ⓘ News summary · read the original report for full context.
📰 More news
- Flash Flood WarningFlash Flood WarningCatron, NM ·
- Flash Flood WarningFlash Flood WarningSandoval, NM ·
- Flood WarningFlood WarningRio Arriba, NM ·
- Flood WarningFlood WarningMontezuma, CO; San Juan, UT ·
- Pre Evacuation NoticePre Evacuation NoticeTown of South Fork east to the Shaw Creek Rest area ·
- Flash Flood WarningFlash Flood WarningGrant, NM ·