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Flash Flood Warning — Mora County, NM
Flash Flood Warning
Issued
4:50 PM CDT · Tue, Sep 22 2026
Expires
7:45 PM CDT · Tue, Sep 22 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KABQ

Affected Areas

Mora County, NM

Official Bulletin

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WGUS55 KABQ 222150
FFWABQ
NMC033-230045-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0172.260922T2150Z-260923T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
350 PM MDT Tue Sep 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Mora County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 645 PM MDT.

* At 350 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
           flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  La Cueva and Cleveland.

This includes State Road 518 between Mile Markers 22 and 28...and
between Mile Markers 30 and 32.

Expect elevated flows in the Mora River.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

In hilly or mountainous terrain there are numerous low water
crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not
attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3598 10527 3599 10527 3601 10529 3602 10531
      3601 10534 3600 10536 3600 10537 3599 10538
      3597 10537 3598 10532 3595 10531 3591 10527
      3590 10525 3590 10523 3592 10523 3595 10524
      3597 10525

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

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