New Mexico Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/20/2026 14:27

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 3:27PM MDT until July 20 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 2:27pm
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Lincoln County in central New Mexico... * Until 600 PM MDT. * At 327 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.75 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.75 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Capitan, Smokey Bear Historical Park, Fort Stanton, Bonito Lake and Angus. This includes Highway 380 between Mile Markers 80 and 91.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Do not camp along streams and rivers. Remain alert when hiking in steep, narrow canyons. Know where you are relative to low spots and drainages.
Area Description: 
Lincoln, NM
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albuquerque NM