Ruidoso ALERT

Flood Watch issued July 13 at 11:02AM MDT until July 14 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Headline

Flood Watch issued July 13 at 11:02AM MDT until July 14 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Description

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

* WHERE...A portion of central New Mexico, including the following
area, South Central Mountains.

* WHEN...From Monday morning through Monday evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and thunderstorms will develop across the Sacramento
Mountains late Monday morning peaking during the early to mid
afternoon hours. Storm motion will be extremely slow and
erratic. Antecedent wet soils from this weekend's shower and
thunderstorm activity along with heavy rainfall rates of up
to 3 inches an hour will help to promote the potential for
flash flooding and debris flow on the Ruidoso area burn
scars.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

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


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

Additional Details

TypeAlert
PhenomenaAreal Flood
SeverityWatch
Event CodeFFA
AreaSouth Central Mountains
SentSunday, July 13, 2025 11:02 AM MDT
ExpiresSunday, July 13, 2025 9:00 PM MDT
SenderNWS Albuquerque NM
Idurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e9364bbeb92851f9f1220741906ef70883ee0d31.001.1