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Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 21, 2026Socorro County, Torrance County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this flash flood warning at Jul 21, 2026, 2:22 PM MDT for Socorro County, Torrance County, New Mexico. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 21, 2026, 2:22 PM MDT (20:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 21, 2026, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Socorro County, NM, Torrance County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 21, 12:29 PM MDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 12:29 PM MDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 21, 10:39 AM MDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 21, 10:42 AM MDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 21, 2:19 PM MDT, 3 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
219 PM MDT Tue Jul 21 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0216 PM     Flash Flood      1 NW Gallup             35.53N 108.75W
07/21/2026                   McKinley           NM   Emergency Mngr

            EM reports Gallup PD and FD responding to
            stranded motorist calls on Maloney Avenue
            between 5th and 9th street.

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Local storm report, Jul 21, 2:20 PM MDT, 2 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
220 PM MDT Tue Jul 21 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0218 PM     Flash Flood      1 SSE Gallup            35.51N 108.73W
07/21/2026                   McKinley           NM   Emergency Mngr

            Water on ground flood of Rehoboth McKinley
            Christian Hospital and the wellness center
            across the street.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 20, 6:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSanta Fe26 min
Jul 20, 7:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Juan35 min
Jul 20, 8:28 PM MDTDust Storm AdvisoryABQSan Juan32 min
Jul 20, 8:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Juan28 min
Jul 20, 9:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Juan29 min
Jul 20, 9:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Juan44 min
Jul 21, 1:29 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQMcKinley4 hr
Jul 21, 1:36 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQMcKinley4 hr
Jul 21, 1:57 PM MDTFlood WatchABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Lincoln, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 4 more32 hr
Jul 21, 2:38 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQMcKinley3 hr
Jul 21, 2:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro, Valencia38 min
Jul 21, 3:19 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSocorro, Valencia3 hr
Jul 21, 3:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Juan33 min
Jul 21, 3:49 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQRio Arriba, Sandoval3 hr
Jul 21, 3:58 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola3 hr
Jul 21, 4:45 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro36 min
Jul 21, 4:55 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCibola3 hr
Jul 21, 5:16 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQMcKinley, Sandoval, San Juan3 hr
Jul 21, 5:21 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQCibola, Socorro3 hr
Jul 21, 5:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSandoval36 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.