Albuquerque, New Mexico
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Flood Advisory |
| Area(s): | Sierra, NM |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 3:35 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 5:30 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-12 @ 3:35 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 5:30 pm |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM on 2026-08-12 @ 3:35 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 2:35PM MDT until August 12 at 4:30PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northeastern Sierra County in south central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 430 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 235 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall of up to 0.5 inches is expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Northeastern Sierra County. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Advisory |
| Area(s): | Socorro, NM |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 3:30 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 6:30 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-12 @ 3:30 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 6:30 pm |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Albuquerque NM on 2026-08-12 @ 3:30 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 2:30PM MDT until August 12 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Central Socorro County in central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 530 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 229 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to slow moving thunderstorms immediately east of Magdalena. This will cause arroyo and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Magdalena. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Advisory |
| Area(s): | Socorro, NM |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 2:56 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-12 @ 2:56 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 6:00 pm |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Albuquerque NM on 2026-08-12 @ 2:56 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 1:56PM MDT until August 12 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Socorro County in central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 500 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 154 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to slow moving thunderstorms west and southwest of Socorro and San Antonio. This will cause arroyo and small stream flooding. Between 1.25 and 1.75 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Southwestern Socorro County. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Advisory |
| Area(s): | Rio Arriba, NM |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 2:11 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 5:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-12 @ 2:11 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 5:15 pm |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Albuquerque NM on 2026-08-12 @ 2:11 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 1:11PM MDT until August 12 at 4:15PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...South Central Rio Arriba County in north central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 415 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Dangerous flows over low-water crossings. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 111 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause arroyo and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Coyote. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Chuska Mountains; West Central Plateau; West Central Mountains; Southwest Mountains; San Francisco River Valley |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 1:49 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 11:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-12 @ 2:00 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 11:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Albuquerque NM on 2026-08-12 @ 1:49 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued August 12 at 12:49PM MDT until August 12 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of western New Mexico. * WHEN...Until 10 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms will develop over the area today then move slowly northward across western NM through tonight. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour will occur with the heavier storms. Repeated rounds of heavy rainfall are possible in some areas. - This includes the Chuska mountains, Gallup, Zuni Pueblo, and areas near the Sacaton wildfire burn scar in Catron county. - http://www.weather.gov/abq/EmergencyPrepFlood |