# 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 2026-09-17 20:00 ingested 2026-09-18 02:50

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

## extract

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

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

* WHEN...Until 1030 PM MDT.

* IMPACTS...Flood waters are expected in Whitetail Canyon which will
flow into the Rio Felix through this evening. Flooding of these
areas and other adjacent low-lying and flood-prone locations is
imminent. Water levels will continue to rise due to excess runoff
from today's rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 758 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms near Whitetail in the Sacramento Mountains.
Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned
area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mainly rural areas of Southeastern Lincoln and West Central
Chaves Counties.
- Impacts are expected within Whitetail Canyon, along Picacho Road
including Clements Ranch, in and along the Rio Felix.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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