Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 18 at 3:43PM MDT until July 18 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 2:43pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
FFWABQ
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Bernalillo County in central New Mexico...
* Until 530 PM MDT.
* At 343 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
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...
Eastern Albuquerque, Sandia Heights, South Valley and Carnuel.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 160 and 171.
Interstate 25 near Mile Marker 223...and
between Mile Markers 229 and 235.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
This warning is for arroyos and flood channels within eastern areas
of the Albuquerque metro area.
Area Description:
Bernalillo, NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Albuquerque NM
Sender: