# Flood Watch: Northwest Plateau; Chuska Mountains; Far Northwest Highlands; Northwest Highlands; West Central Plateau; West Central Mountains; West Central Highlands; Southwest Mountains; San Francisco River Valley; Tusas Mountains Including Chama; San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-20 12:46 ingested 2026-10-21 02:51

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

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Flood Watch — Northwest Plateau; Chuska Mountains; Far Northwest Highlands; Northwest Highlands; West Central Plateau; West Central Mountains; West Central Highlands; Southwest Mountains; San Francisco River Valley; Tusas Mountains Including Chama; San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of western, central, and north-central NM mainly
along and west of the Continental Divide.

* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water
crossings may be  flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A potent Pacific storm system will draw up anomalously high
moisture into the Desert Southwest, generating repeated rounds of
widespread showers and thunderstorms. Fast moving thunderstorms
producing locally heavy rainfall will have the ability to pass
over the same areas repeatedly, threatening flash flooding.
- Low-lying, poorly drained, and/or urban areas will be most
susceptible to flooding. Rivers, arroyos and streams will see
rises with fast flows. Minor flooding is possible along rivers.
Recent burn scars may see flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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