Floods New Mexico Sep 17 Severe Weather USA report w 17 screen shots- "swept through Navajo Nation near Newcomb"- Heating Planet blog

3 people are dead after catastrophic flash flooding swept through the Navajo Nation near Newcomb, New Mexico on September 16, 2026 and active Flood Watches remain in effect across most of the state Sep 17. 

✅ What happened and where (Newcomb, Chinle, Ruidoso, Santa Fe, and more) 

✅ Why burn scars make this flooding far more dangerous than normal 

✅ W

hat the National Weather Service is forecasting for TODAY — September 17th 

✅ Which roads are closed or at risk (I-40, Hwy 191, NM-187) 

✅ Exactly what to do if you're in a Flood Watch zone right now 

VIDEO: Floods in New Mexico: 3 Dead, Flash Floods & It's NOT Over!  Severe Weather USA Sep 17, 2026.

All data sourced directly from NWS Albuquerque official products. 

Flood Watch in effect through 3 AM Friday, September 18. 

17 SCREENSHOTS

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I post screen grabs because, like printed words in transcripts, digital pictures last forever whereas videos can be taken down / disappeared. -ke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1m8McmFyKY&t=619s

Global flooding series videos & images ongoing now at Heating Planet Blog

I am covering floods happening all over the planet right now. It was going to be three or four posts but thereare more and more incidents.  So this is now an ongoing series https://cityofangels25.blogspot.com/2026/09/global-flooding-blog-series-heating.html