Official alert: Flash Flood Warning for Chaves, NM.

Expires: Oct 26, 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC.

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The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...

  • Until 500 PM MDT.

* At 153 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. 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 near the Chaves, Lincoln, and Otero
County lines, with flash flooding expected first within the Whitetail
and Lincoln Canyons.

NWS instructions: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer
currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many
miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.

Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and
dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings.

This is a direct summary of an active National Weather Service alert. Follow the official source for updates and current instructions.