Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 24 at 6:29PM MDT until June 24 at 8:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 24, 2026 - 5:29pm
Expires:
June 24, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
At 629 PM MDT, At 630 PM MDT..Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area
were ending. Between 1.5 and 2.75 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.1 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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...
Raton.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 64 between Mile Markers 350 and 351. Interstate 25 between
Mile Markers 450 and 456.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of normally
dry arroyos and streambeds, low water crossings, intersections and
underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low lying areas.
Area Description:
Colfax, NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Albuquerque NM
Sender: