Flash Flood Warning
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Issued by NWS Albuquerque NM
⏳ In force until Fri 23 Oct, 04:30 📍 Cibola, NM; McKinley, NM (approximate) 🕑 59 min ago
FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Cibola County in west central New Mexico... Central McKinley County in west central New Mexico... * Until 730 PM MDT Thursday. * At 123 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 0.75 inches of rain have fallen in the past hour with earli…
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SeveritySevere
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UrgencyImmediate
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CertaintyLikely
EventFlash Flood Warning
Response typeAvoid
CategoryMet
Affected areaCibola, NM; McKinley, NM
Issuing authorityNWS Albuquerque NM
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-10-22T13:23:00-06:00
Effective2026-10-22T13:23:00-06:00
Onset2026-10-22T13:23:00-06:00
Expires2026-10-22T19:30:00-06:00
📋 Official instructions
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb06ca7abfb1e762e666f0a8418ea0f91e8f6caf.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.
- Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
- 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...
- North Central Cibola County in west central New Mexico...
- Central McKinley County in west central New Mexico...
- * Until 730 PM MDT Thursday.
- * At 123 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area.
- Up to 0.75 inches of rain have fallen in the past hour with earli…
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