Weather Alerts For Gallup, NM

# HEADLINE -------------------- FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. WHERE Portions of western New Mexico. WHEN From 1 PM MDT this afternoon through this evening. 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 develop over the area today then move slowly northward across western NM through tonight. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour will occur with the heavier storms. Repeated rounds of heavy rainfall are possible in some areas. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood ISSUED AT Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 1:48 AM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Albuquerque NM HEADER URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED | Flood Watch # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Southwest Mountains, Chuska Mountains, San Francisco River Valley, West Central Mountains, West Central Plateau