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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
117 PM MDT Thu Sep 18 2025

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  The Blue 2, South Fork and McBride burn scars in...
  Southeastern Lincoln County in central New Mexico...

* Until 415 PM MDT.

* At 117 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain over the South Fork burn scar. Between 0.5 
  and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts 
  of 0.25 to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash 
  flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact the Rio Bonito, 
Eagle Creek, Cedar Creek and Rio Ruidoso drainages and potentially 
downstream along the Rio Hondo. Impacts will include but are not 
limited to all nearby reservoirs, bridges, culverts and roadways 
associated with these drainages, especially at those points where 
streams merge.  Vulnerable properties in low lying areas are 
especially at risk. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, 
vegetation and other loose materials.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding in and around the South Fork
           burn scar.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
           the South Fork burn scar.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Ruidoso, Lincoln, Ruidoso Downs, Fort Stanton, Glencoe, Alto, 
  Lincoln State Monument, San Patricio, Bonito Lake and Hondo.

This includes Highway 380 between Mile Markers 91 and 107.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause 
extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks, streams and ditches 
in the South Fork burn scar. Severe debris flows can also be 
anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in 
places. If you encounter flood waters, climb to safety.

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LAT...LON 3346 10564 3348 10557 3354 10545 3350 10536
      3339 10522 3336 10513 3334 10513 3336 10525
      3341 10538 3340 10542 3331 10558 3331 10573
      3339 10573 3339 10578 3340 10578 3341 10580
      3344 10581 3348 10580 3348 10574

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

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