THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
696 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NEW MEXICO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

BERNALILLO            LINCOLN               SOCORRO
TORRANCE              VALENCIA

IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

DE BACA               GUADALUPE

IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

LOS ALAMOS            RIO ARRIBA            SANDOVAL
SANTA FE              TAOS

IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO

COLFAX                HARDING               MORA
SAN MIGUEL

IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO

SAN JUAN

IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO

CHAVES

IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

CATRON                CIBOLA                MCKINLEY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBUQUERQUE, ALTO,
BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT, BELEN, BITTER LAKE WILDLIFE REFUGE,
BONITO LAKE, BOSQUE DEL APACHE, BOSQUE FARMS, CHAMA,
CHICOSA LAKE STATE PARK, CLINES CORNERS, CONCHAS, CROWNPOINT,
DATIL, DULCE, ESPANOLA, ESTANCIA, FARMINGTON, FORT SUMNER,
GALLUP, GRAN QUIVIRA, GRANTS, LAS VEGAS, LOS ALAMOS, LOS LUNAS,
MCINTOSH, MEADOW LAKE, MIDWAY, MILLS, MORA, MORIARTY,
MOUNTAINAIR, NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY, QUESTA,
RANCHOS DE TAOS, RATON, RESERVE, RIO COMMUNITIES, RIO RANCHO,
ROSEBUD, ROSWELL, ROY, RUIDOSO, SANTA FE, SANTA ROSA, SOCORRO,
SUGARITE, TAOS, TAOS PUEBLO, VALENCIA, WAGON MOUND, WHITE ROCK,
YATES, YESO, AND ZUNI PUEBLO.

* 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.

* WHEN...From 6 PM MDT this evening through late Saturday night.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A longer duration period of numerous showers and thunderstorms
will set up this evening, with activity redeveloping again in the
afternoon Saturday and persisting into Saturday evening. Recent
wildfire burn scars in Lincoln county remain vulnerable to abrupt
runoff and flash flooding. While individual showers and
thunderstorms will typically produce rainfall amounts of 0.25 to
0.75 inch, multiple rounds of storms will increase the risk of
flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/abq/EmergencyPrepFlood

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