Weather Alerts for Alamogordo

Issued by the National Weather Service

Severe Thunderstorm Watch  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH   Severe Thunderstorm Watch
ALAMOGORDO

Areas Affected:
Bernalillo, NM - Chaves, NM - Colfax, NM - De Baca, NM - Guadalupe, NM - Harding, NM - Lincoln, NM - Los Alamos, NM - Mora, NM - Rio Arriba, NM - Sandoval, NM - San Miguel, NM - Santa Fe, NM - Socorro, NM - Taos, NM - Torrance, NM - Valencia, NM
Effective: Fri, 10/23 5:04pm Updated: Fri, 10/23 7:56pm Urgency: Future
Expires: Fri, 10/23 9:00pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 696 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NEW MEXICO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 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 SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO

CHAVES

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, DULCE,
ESPANOLA, ESTANCIA, FORT SUMNER, GRAN QUIVIRA, LAS VEGAS,
LOS ALAMOS, LOS LUNAS, MCINTOSH, MEADOW LAKE, MIDWAY, MILLS,
MORA, MORIARTY, MOUNTAINAIR, QUESTA, RANCHOS DE TAOS, RATON,
RIO COMMUNITIES, RIO RANCHO, ROSEBUD, ROSWELL, ROY, RUIDOSO,
SANTA FE, SANTA ROSA, SOCORRO, SUGARITE, TAOS, TAOS PUEBLO,
VALENCIA, WAGON MOUND, WHITE ROCK, YATES, AND YESO.

Flood Watch  FLOOD WATCH   Flood Watch
ALAMOGORDO

Areas Affected:
South Central Mountains
Effective: Fri, 10/23 7:41pm Updated: Fri, 10/23 7:56pm Urgency: Future
Expires: Sat, 10/24 4:00am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
* 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...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...
- Showers and thunderstorms will continue 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/safety/flood

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