# Flood Watch: South Central Mountains — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-16 20:32 ingested 2026-07-17 08:17

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Flood Watch — South Central Mountains
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...A portion of central New Mexico, including the following
area, South Central Mountains.

* WHEN...From Friday morning through Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall will
develop over the Sacramento and Capitan Mountains by late Friday
morning. This activity is likely to move southwest across the
Ruidoso area Friday afternoon with rainfall amounts up to 1 to
1.5 inches possible. There is a moderate risk of flash flooding
on area burn scars through late Friday afternoon.
- https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.