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Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 12:26PM MDT until October 22 at 3:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Flash Flood Warning · McKinley, NM. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 18:26 UTC
First saved by us: 22 October 2026 at 18:27 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 · McKinley, NM
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 22 October 2026 at 21:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 22 October 2026 at 18:26 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 21:30 UTC

Archived official description

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. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Prewitt. This includes the following streams and drainages... Sawyer Creek, Milpitas, Caada, Marcelina, Caada and San Jose, Rio.

Instructions in this archived message

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.

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22 October 2026 at 18:27 UTC

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Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 12:26PM MDT until October 22 at 3:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 18:26 UTC

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