Official alert: Flash Flood Warning for Chaves, NM; Lincoln, NM.

Expires: Oct 26, 2026 at 07:45 AM UTC.

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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.

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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.