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NEW MEXICO — A SLIGHT FLASH-FLOOD RISK ON GROUND ALREADY SATURATED
On the board · September 24, 2026 →THE WATER
A slight excessive-rain risk covers central and eastern New Mexico into the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, where 2 inches or more can fall on saturated ground, and the central and southern Appalachians. 2 flash-flood warnings and 16 river flood warnings are in force nationally.
THE RECORD
38 turning points on record since Jul 18 — the 8 most recent shown.
Sep 24peak → easing
Sep 23building → peak
Sep 22active → building
Sep 21▽ slipped down the board
Sep 19building → active
Sep 18cresting → building
Sep 17building → cresting · intensified sharply
Sep 16↑ moved up the board
WHO IT TOUCHES
AviationA weekend hurricane pass south of the Big Island, rainbands over Mexico's Pacific coast, and a typhoon forecast toward Okinawa.
Live events & venuesA weekend hurricane pass for Hawaii and a slight flash-flood day across New Mexico.
CONNECTED
Rain on ground that is already full — New Mexico's slight risk falls on soils forecasters call saturated, Chile's rivers overflowed at Valdivia and Futrono, and Sri Lanka's hill country is under landslide warnings..
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
searched 34 vetted voices and the open field — nothing said about this system cleared the screen.