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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1155 AM MDT Fri Aug 29 2025

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South Central Mountains-
1155 AM MDT Fri Aug 29 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...A portion of central New Mexico, including the following
  area, South Central Mountains. This includes the Ruidoso area burn
  scars.

* WHEN...Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Slow moving thunderstorms producing rainfall rates between 1
    to 2 inches per hour are likely across the Ruidoso burn scars
    Saturday. Antecedent conditions and heavy rainfall rates may
    lead to flash flooding and debris flow on and downstream of
    recent wildfire burn scars.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
  possible.

* WHERE...A portion of central New Mexico, including the following
  area, South Central Mountains. This includes the Ruidoso area burn
  scars.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Slow moving thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall rates
    around 1 to 2 inches per hour are expected to form along the
    Sacramento Mountains this afternoon. The heaviest rainfall is
    currently expected to fall just east of Ruidoso, but storms
    will be capable of building westward onto the burn scars.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

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