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Flood Watch 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 25, 2025Chaves County, Lincoln County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flood watch at Jun 25, 2025, 1:34 PM MDT for Chaves County, Lincoln County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jun 26, 2025, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 25, 2025, 1:34 PM MDT (19:34 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 26, 2025, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired: Jun 26, 2025, 4:58 PM MDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM
Flood severity: None

Counties Chaves County, NM, Lincoln County, NM

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Jun 25, 11:52 AM MDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 11:52 AM MDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 10:10 AM MDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:55 AM MDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 6:14 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	San Miguel	4 hr
Jun 24, 6:30 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ABQ	Mora	4 hr
Jun 24, 6:47 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Socorro, Valencia	3 hr
Jun 24, 7:11 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Torrance	3 hr
Jun 25, 2:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Los Alamos	28 min
Jun 25, 3:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	Socorro	29 min

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Sources

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