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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Albuquerque, NM

September 29, 2026San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this river flood warning at Sep 29, 2026, 5:24 AM MDT for San Miguel County, New Mexico. It took effect at Sep 29, 2026, 11:36 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 29, 2026, 5:24 AM MDT (11:24 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 29, 2026, 11:36 AM MDT
Expired
Sep 29, 2026, 8:32 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County San Miguel County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Pecos River above Pecos (PCON5).

Action stage
4.5 ft
Minor stage
5 ft
Moderate stage
6 ft
Major stage
7.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08378500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 29, 4:53 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro, Torrance, Valencia3 hr
Sep 29, 11:04 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCatron, Socorro3 hr
Sep 29, 11:48 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSocorro12 hr
Sep 29, 12:00 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLincoln, Socorro12 hr
Sep 29, 2:11 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQLincoln6 hr
Sep 29, 2:55 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningABQSanta Fe6 hr
Sep 29, 3:47 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQCibola8 hr
Sep 29, 4:24 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningABQSanta Fe10 hr
Sep 29, 4:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ29 min
Sep 29, 4:44 PM MDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatABQCatron, Socorro6 hr
Sep 29, 5:24 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLincoln6 hr

Nearby

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.