Albuquerque, New Mexico
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Northwest Plateau; Far Northwest Highlands; Northwest Highlands; West Central Mountains; West Central Highlands; Tusas Mountains Including Chama; Jemez Mountains; Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Upper Rio Grande Valley; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood |
| Effective: | 11apeor9ap -> 13aaeor0aa |
| Onset: | 12aaeor0aa -> 12aaeor0aa |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Albuquerque NM on 11apeor9ap |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued September 11 at 7:09PM MDT until September 13 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern, north-central, and central NM to include Farmington, Grants, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Los Alamos, and Taos. * WHEN...From Friday morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A disturbance ahead of a Pacific cold front will create training storms along northwest, west-central, central, and north-central New Mexico. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms will have potential to produce up to 2 inches of rainfall. Strong thunderstorms will create locally heavy rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Storms look to persist for several hours, particularly late into the evening hours on Friday along the middle Rio Grande Valley and the north-central mountains. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |