# Flood Warning: Chaves, NM — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-05 01:21 ingested 2026-07-05 09:01

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

## extract

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

* WHERE...Central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...

* WHEN...Until 415 AM MDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of 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 120 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms
with very heavy rainfall across the warned area late Saturday
evening. Between 1.25 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mainly rural areas of Central Chaves County.
- Low water crossings along New Mexico Road 249 east of Hagerman
may become impassable tonight. Flood waters will be difficult to
see at night.
- 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.