Weather Warnings for New Mexico
| Alerts Updated: October 30, 2026, 12:02 pm UTC |
Flood Watch issued October 30 at 3:31AM MDT until October 30 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TXSummary: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast New Mexico, including the following areas, Central Lea, Eddy County Plains, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County, Northern Lea and Southern Lea and Texas, including the following areas, Andrews, Borden, Central Brewster, Chinati Mountains, Chisos Basin, Crane, Davis Mountains, Davis Mountains Foothills, Dawson, Eastern Culberson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Howard, Loving, Lower Brewster County, Marfa Plateau, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Pecos, Presidio Valley, Reagan, Reeves County Plains, Scurry, Terrell, Upton, Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Ward and Winkler. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Deep moisture has spread over the entire area ahead of an approaching upper level storm system. Numerous to widespread showers and thunderstorms will be capable of producing heavy rainfall over these areas. 1 to 3 inches of rainfall with locally higher totals will be possible, which could result in areas of flash flooding, especially urban areas where drainage is poor. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodSeverity: Severe Effective: October 30, 2026, 3:31 am Expires: October 30, 2026, 6:00 pm Area: Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Eddy County Plains; Northern Lea County; Central Lea County; Southern Lea County; Gaines; Dawson; Borden; Scurry; Andrews; Martin; Howard; Mitchell; Loving; Winkler; Ector; Midland; Glasscock; Ward; Crane; Upton; Reagan; Pecos; Terrell; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Chinati Mountains; Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Central Brewster County; Chisos Basin; Presidio Valley; Lower Brewster County |
Flood Watch issued October 30 at 12:31AM MDT until November 2 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Albuquerque NMSummary: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, and west central New Mexico, including the following areas, in north central New Mexico, Far Northwest Highlands, Jemez Mountains, Northwest Highlands and Tusas Mountains Including Chama. In northwest New Mexico, Chuska Mountains and Northwest Plateau. In west central New Mexico, San Francisco River Valley, Southwest Mountains, West Central Highlands, West Central Mountains and West Central Plateau. * WHEN...From early Sunday morning through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Another round of widespread rainfall is expected Sunday into Monday with rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches near and west of the Continental Divide. This rainfall will occur over very saturated soils which will increase runoff. These are also areas that are still recovering from the last flood event. River rises are likely, but rises are not expected to be as high as the last flood event. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodSeverity: Severe Effective: October 30, 2026, 12:31 am Expires: October 30, 2026, 12:15 pm Area: Northwest Plateau; Chuska Mountains; Far Northwest Highlands; Northwest Highlands; West Central Plateau; West Central Mountains; West Central Highlands; Southwest Mountains; San Francisco River Valley; Tusas Mountains Including Chama; Jemez Mountains |
Flood Warning issued October 29 at 6:46PM MDT until October 30 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NMSummary: * WHAT...Flooding caused by a levee breach is occurring in the San Francisco area near Bernardo. * WHERE...North Central Socorro County in central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until noon MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 646 PM MDT, emergency management reported flooding occurring in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... La Joya, Bernardo, San Francisco, and Contreras. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodSeverity: Severe Effective: October 29, 2026, 6:46 pm Expires: October 30, 2026, 12:00 pm Area: Socorro, NM |
Flood Warning issued October 29 at 6:41PM MDT until October 30 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NMSummary: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...South Central Socorro County in central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until noon MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 639 PM MDT, emergency management reported flooding continuing in the warned area. - Flooding was reported in Socorro County in the Escondida and Pueblito Communities. Several roads have been rendered impassible near San Pedro. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Socorro, San Antonio, Bosque Del Apache Refuge, Escondida, Lemitar, San Acacia, Laborcita, Luis Lopez and Chamizal. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodSeverity: Severe Effective: October 29, 2026, 6:41 pm Expires: October 30, 2026, 12:00 pm Area: Socorro, NM |
Hydrologic Outlook issued October 29 at 2:39PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NMSummary: ESFABQ * IMPACTS...River, creek, washes and arroyos may reach out of banks. Rock, mud and debris may flow into roadways and flash flooding can not be ruled out, especially in urban areas. * CONFIDENCE...High confidence in widespread rainfall, with low confidence in river and flash flooding. * WHAT...A strong Pacific storm system will interact with a atmospheric river streaming into the Desert Southwest and Four Corners region, producing widespread rain which will focus in the mountains. * WHERE...Four Corners and surrounding region, including Aztec, Bloomfield, Farmington and Shiprock. * WHEN...Sunday into Monday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...River basins are already saturated from last week's rainfall and flooding, making additional runoff more efficient and can more easily cause flooding problems. The greatest precipitation amounts are forecast in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, which will create high flows in the Animas and La Plata Rivers. These rivers feed the San Juan River, which saw record flooding last week. Continue to monitor forecasts for the updates as this situation unfolds. Follow NWS Albuquerque on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/NWSAlbuquerque and on X at: www.x.com/NWSAlbuquerqueSeverity: Unknown Effective: October 29, 2026, 2:39 pm Expires: October 30, 2026, 2:00 pm Area: McKinley, NM; Rio Arriba, NM; Sandoval, NM; San Juan, NM |