Flash Flood Warning
NWS Albuquerque NM ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning issued September 15 at 4:42PM MDT until September 15 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
- Issued
- Onset
- Expires
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 442 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing moderate rain over the western portion of the Frijoles Burn Scar as well as areas west of the burn scar to including Cundiyo. Between 0.50 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen over the western portions of the burn scar, with up to 1.5 inches along Highway 503 southwest of Cundiyo. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.50 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact the Rio Frijoles, Rio Medio and Chimayo Creek as well as Camino del Canon, County Road 127 and Camino del Molino. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. Flooding will also impact Cundiyo and Highway 503.
Hazard
Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Frijoles Burn Scar.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Frijoles Burn Scar. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Chimayo, Cundiyo, Rio Chiquito, Nambe Pueblo, Nambe Lake and Cordova.
Instructions
This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks, streams and ditches in the Frijoles Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in places. If you encounter flood waters, climb to safety.
Affected areas
- Rio Arriba, NM
- Santa Fe, NM
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Albuquerque NM
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2KKRS14FSFJAVTZXFEHCBVG
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dfef1474243995c104b2de38a1cd9b1c5220d109.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Albuquerque NM
- AWIPS ID
- CAPABQ
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.7526
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSABQ |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS75 KABQ 152242 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FRIJOLES BURN SCAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA AND NORTHEASTERN SANTA FE COUNTIES |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| flashFloodDamageThreat | CONSIDERABLE |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0134.000000T0000Z-260916T0045Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-15T18:45:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Rio Arriba, NM
- Santa Fe, NM
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 035039 |
| SAME | 035049 |
| UGC | NMC039 |
| UGC | NMC049 |
- Polygons
- 36.0,-105.96 36.01,-105.95 36.03,-105.85 35.99,-105.83 35.98,-105.8 35.98,-105.78 35.96,-105.76 35.94,-105.76 35.92,-105.77 35.9,-105.79 35.89,-105.78 35.87,-105.77 35.86,-105.8 35.86,-105.83 35.87,-105.95 35.89,-105.99 35.96,-106.0 36.0,-105.96