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Location: Capitan, NM
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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 2:17 AM Aug. 8, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...

At 817 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to 2.5 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

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 Northeastern Lincoln County.

Low water crossings along Gallo Arroyo and Hasperos Canyon Arroyo may
be impacted.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer
currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many
miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.

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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 12:17 AM Aug. 8, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY...

At 617 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to 1.75 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.75 inches are possible in the
warned area. Flash flooding is likely ongoing.

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...
White Oaks.

This includes Highway 380 between Mile Markers 60 and 63.

Dangerous water levels are expected in Tortolita Creek, Nogal Arroyo,
and eventually Cottonwood Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and
dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings.

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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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