New Mexico Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07-24-2026 16:33

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 24 at 5:33PM MDT until July 24 at 8:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 24, 2026 - 4:33pm
Expires: 
July 24, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description: 
FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern McKinley County in west central New Mexico... * Until 830 PM MDT. * At 533 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen across areas just north of Zuni Pueblo. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch 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... Zuni Pueblo and Black Rock. Areas along the Zuni River that were impacted by previous flooding events since last Thursday will experience the worst flash flooding impacts.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 8:30 PM MDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 8:30 PM MDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description: 
McKinley, NM
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albuquerque NM