Flash Flood Warning
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Issued by NWS Albuquerque NM
⏳ In force until Fri 23 Oct, 00:30 📍 McKinley, NM (approximate) 🕑 53 min ago
FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central McKinley County in west central New Mexico... * Until 330 PM MDT. * At 1226 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 more than an inch that fell yesterday, leading to saturated soils. Addi…
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SeveritySevere
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UrgencyImmediate
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CertaintyLikely
EventFlash Flood Warning
Response typeAvoid
CategoryMet
Affected areaMcKinley, NM
Issuing authorityNWS Albuquerque NM
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-10-22T12:26:00-06:00
Effective2026-10-22T12:26:00-06:00
Onset2026-10-22T12:26:00-06:00
Expires2026-10-22T15:30:00-06:00
📋 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. Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.de98feb651862259376c30f57cf29de7197c4894.001.1
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. Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.
- 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
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- FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for...
- Central McKinley County in west central New Mexico...
- * Until 330 PM MDT.
- * At 1226 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 more than an inch that fell yesterday, leading to saturated soils.
- Addi…
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