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Flash Flood Warning issued September 29 at 11:48AM MDT until September 29 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM, United States of America

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The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Socorro County in central New Mexico...

* Until 745 PM MDT Tuesday.

* At 1148 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
moderate-to-heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain
has fallen, where the ground is already saturated and fields are
already pooling with water from recent heavy rains. Additional
rainfall amounts up to 2 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...
Socorro, San Antonio, Bosque Del Apache Refuge, Bingham, Escondida,
Lemitar, Laborcita and Luis Lopez.

This includes the following highways...
Highway 380 between Mile Markers 1 and 35. Interstate 25 between Mile
Markers 103 and 146...and between Mile Markers 148 and 150...and near
Mile Marker 154.

Measurements

Coordinates33.8567, -106.8200
RegionSocorro, NM
Location Precisionpolygon
Issuing AuthorityUnited States of America — us-noaa-nws-en
Cap UrgencyImmediate
Cap CertaintyLikely
Cap Expires2026-09-29T19:45:00-06:00

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Satellite view, before and after

The latest clear Sentinel-2 pass before this event and the earliest one after it.

Before
Sentinel-2 satellite image of the area on 21 Sep 2026, 8 days before this event

21 Sep 2026, 8 days before this event. 14.8% cloud across the tile.

After
Sentinel-2 satellite image of the area on 4 Oct 2026, 5 days after this event

4 Oct 2026, 5 days after this event. 15.5% cloud across the tile.

The white ring marks where the event was reported.

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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026, found through the Earth Search catalogue (Element 84) and served from the AWS Open Data Sentinel-2 archive.

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