Severe · Flash Flood WarningActive alert
Flash Flood Warning issued October 25 at 7:50PM MDT until October 26
Affecting Chaves, NM; Lincoln, NM
In effect until: Oct 26, 2026, 7:45 AM
Chaves, NM; Lincoln, NM
Likely impact across 2 counties in NM; effects through 7:45 AM.
Get to higher ground now. Never drive through flooded roads.
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FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Lincoln County in central New Mexico... West Central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico... * Until 145 AM MDT. * At 750 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 of 0.5 to 1 inch 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... Hagerman. This includes Highway 285 between Mile Markers 87 and 91. The heaviest rains have occurred along the Lincoln and Chaves County line due west of Dexter, NM. This heavy runoff is expected to flood arroyos that flow into the Rio Felix, and expected to reach Hagerman, NM later tonight into Monday morning.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™