# Flood Watch: Northwest Plateau; Chuska Mountains; Far Northwest Highlands; Northwest Highlands; West Central Highlands; Tusas Mountains Including Chama; Jemez Mountains; Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Upper Rio Grande Valley; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Lower Rio Grande Valley; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood; 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 2026-09-17 20:25 ingested 2026-09-18 02:50

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

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Flood Watch — Northwest Plateau; Chuska Mountains; Far Northwest Highlands; Northwest Highlands; West Central Highlands; Tusas Mountains Including Chama; Jemez Mountains; Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass; Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains; East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains; Upper Rio Grande Valley; Espanola Valley; Santa Fe Metro Area; Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area; Lower Rio Grande Valley; Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood; South Central Mountains
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northwestern, north central, and central New
Mexico. This includes Farmington, Shiprock, Bloomfield, Aztec,
Dulce, Chama, Cuba, Los Alamos, Taos, Espanola, Angel Fire, Red
River, Eagle Nest, Santa Fe, Glorieta, Albuquerque, Rio Rancho,
Sandia Crest, Sedillo, Belen, Los Lunas, and Socorro.

* WHEN...Until 3 AM MDT Friday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Additional rounds of showers and storms will continue through the
evening with another rounds of showers through the overnight
hours. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour may occur with
storms this evening, with lighter rainfall overnight. Wildfire
burn scars, urban areas, communities with underdeveloped
infrastructure, complex terrain, and areas where the ground is
already saturated are all at risk for rapid runoff and flash
flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/abq/EmergencyPrepFlood

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