Manuelito Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Flash Flood Warning issued September 18 at 1:40PM MDT until September 18 at 4:30PM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

At 140 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Lincoln National Forest and Queen.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 18 at 1:31PM MDT until September 18 at 2:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

At 131 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Farmington, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained spotters reported. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Farmington, Aztec and Flora Vista. This includes the following highways... Highway 550 between Mile Markers 158 and 162. Highway 64 between Mile Markers 47 and 54.

Flash Flood Warning issued September 18 at 1:30PM MDT until September 18 at 4:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central San Juan County in northwestern New Mexico... * Until 430 PM MDT. * At 130 PM MDT, the public reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 0.75 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Public reported. 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... Farmington, Aztec, Kirtland, Flora Vista and Upper Fruitland. This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 42 and 52.

Flood Advisory issued September 18 at 1:26PM MDT until September 18 at 4:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

* WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...West Central Sandoval County in north central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 430 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 126 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause arroyo and small stream flooding. Between 0.75 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 0.75 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mainly rural areas of West Central Sandoval County. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Advisory issued September 18 at 1:22PM MDT until September 18 at 4:15PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

* WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Western Rio Arriba County in north central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 415 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 122 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause arroyo and small stream flooding. Between 0.75 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 0.75 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Western Rio Arriba County. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Special Weather Statement issued September 18 at 1:08PM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

At 108 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, or 23 miles north of Pine Springs. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Lincoln National Forest, and Queen.

Flash Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:28PM MDT until September 18 at 3:30PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

FFWEPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Otero County in south central New Mexico... * Until 330 PM MDT. * At 1228 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Rain has fallen over areas that saw heavy rainfall Thursday. 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... Mainly rural areas of North Central Otero County.

Flood Watch issued September 18 at 11:52AM MDT until September 19 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of west central and northwest New Mexico as well as the South Central Mountains and Eastern Lincoln County. 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... - Soils are very saturated from days of soaking rainfall. Rainfall rates of 1 to 1.5 inches per hour may occur with storms Friday afternoon and evening. Wildfire burn scars, urban areas, communities with underdeveloped infrastructure, complex terrain, and areas where the ground is already saturated are most at risk for rapid runoff and flash flooding. Storms across western New Mexico will end during the evening, but storms could persist as late as Midnight in the Lincoln County portion of the Watch. - http://www.weather.gov/abq/EmergencyPrepFlood

Flood Advisory issued September 18 at 9:58AM MDT until September 18 at 3:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

* WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Southwestern Lincoln County in central New Mexico... Southeastern Socorro County in central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 300 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 957 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated moderate rain and Meteorologists reported water over roads and washed out dirt roads near and south of US Highway 380 across far southeast Socorro County and far southwest Lincoln County. This is causing arroyo and small stream flooding. Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Oscuro. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Watch issued September 18 at 6:28AM MDT until September 19 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

The Flood Watch for Friday morning has expired. A new Flood Watch is in effect for Friday afternoon and early Saturday morning.

Flood Warning issued September 17 at 10:30PM MDT until September 18 at 2:15PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southeastern Lincoln County in central New Mexico... West Central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 215 PM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Flood waters in Whitetail Canyon will flow into the Rio Felix overnight into Friday morning. Flooding of low water crossings along the Rio Felix are expected. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1026 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Impacts are expected within Whitetail Canyon, along Picacho Road, including Clements Ranch, in and along the Rio Felix. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Southeastern Lincoln and West Central Chaves Counties. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

When a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, the storm may produce damaging winds, large hail, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain. In some cases, heavy rainfall produced by a severe storm can also lead to flash flooding. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Manuelito.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.