# Flood Warning: Chaves, NM; Lincoln, NM — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-23 17:49 ingested 2026-09-24 02:47

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

## extract

Flood Warning — Chaves, NM; Lincoln, NM
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring.

* WHERE...Southeastern Lincoln County in central New Mexico...
Western Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...

* WHEN...Until 930 PM MDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Low-water
crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 544 PM MDT, the public reported flooding in the warned area,
with low water crossings along the Rio Hondo inundated with water
and impassable.
- This includes feeder creeks and streams into the Rio Hondo. These
tributaries may inundate additional low water crossings.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Tinnie, Hondo, San Patricio and Sunset.
- http://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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.