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Flash Flood Warning

N Issued by NWS Albuquerque NM ⏳ In force until Fri 23 Oct, 11:00 📍 Catron, NM (approximate) 🕑 3 h ago
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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…

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SeveritySevere
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UrgencyImmediate
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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
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🛡 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…
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