Increasing Threat Of Severe T-Storms/Heavy Rainfall/Flash Flooding!
October 17, 2026. Alamo Peak - South Of Cloudcroft, NM. Severe T-Storm & Flash Flood Threat Increasing Today Into Sunday. Northwestern and northern New Mexico have received very heavy rainfall over the past several days, with storm totals in the 1" to 4" range. You aren't out of the woods yet with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms forecast today into Saturday. Flood Watches, Flood Warnings, and Flood Advisories continue in effect across parts of northwestern New Mexico this morning. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms, with some of them severe, are likely today into tonight across much of the state, with the central and southern areas having the greatest risk for severe thunderstorms. Large hail, damaging thunderstorm wind gusts in excess of 58 mph, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, locally heavy rainfall, and flash flooding will be the primary threats. Isolated tornadoes are also possible with the strongest supercell thunderstorms. Scattered to nume...
