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Flash Flood Warning issued October 26 at 6:49PM MDT until October 26
Affecting Chaves, NM
In effect until: Oct 27, 2026, 2:00 AM
Chaves, NM
Likely impact in Chaves, NM; effects through 2:00 AM.
Get to higher ground now. Never drive through flooded roads.
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FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico... * Until 800 PM MDT. * At 649 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. 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... Mainly rural areas of West Central Chaves County. The heaviest rains have occurred closer to the Chaves and Otero County lines, with flash flooding expected first within the Whitetail and Lincoln Canyons.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™