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Flood Watch issued October 22 at 11:28AM MDT until October 24 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Flood Watch · Northwest Plateau. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
- Bulletin issued
- 22 October 2026 at 17:28 UTC
- First saved by us
- 22 October 2026 at 17:42 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 22 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source alert
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Albuquerque NM · Northwest Plateau
- Certainty / urgency
- Possible / Future
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 23 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 24 October 2026 at 03:36 UTC / 25 October 2026 at 04:00 UTC
Archived official description
...The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Flood Watch for the following rivers in New Mexico... Animas River At Farmington affecting Northwest Plateau zone. * WHAT...Flooding is possible. * WHERE...Animas River at Farmington. * WHEN...From Friday evening to Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Portions of the riverwalk in Farmington are flooded. Local overbank flooding is occurring along the lower Animas River. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:30 AM MDT Thursday the stage was 6.4 feet. - Forecast...Flood stage may be reached late tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions in this archived message
If you are in the watch area, remain alert to possible flooding. Residents and those with interests near the river should monitor rising water levels and be prepared for possible Flood Warnings. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/abq. The next statement will be issued Friday afternoon at noon MDT.
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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 17:42 UTC
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Our first saved version of Flood Watch issued October 22 at 11:28AM MDT until October 24 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 17:28 UTC
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