Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
453 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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453 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED AN

* ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
  WEST CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO

* UNTIL 645 PM MDT

* AT 450 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN STATE HIGHWAYS 82 AND 70 AND TO THE EAST OF
  THE MESCALERO RESERVATION. COUNTY ROADS E30 AND PICACHO ROAD WILL
  BE IMPACTED. EXPECT UP TO 1 INCH OF RAINFALL WITH THIS SLOW MOVING
  STORM.

* STRONG FLOWS AND HIGH WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED IN ARROYOS...SMALL
  STREAMS AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS. RAPID RUNOFF CAN ALSO BE
  EXPECTED IMMEDIATELY OVER AND DOWNSTREAM FROM WILDFIRE BURN SCARS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOTH LOCALIZED AND DISTANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FLOWS
IN ARROYOS AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
THROUGH THESE WATERS. WATER IN ARROYOS MAY TRAVEL MANY MILES AND TAKE
HOURS TO REACH YOUR LOCATION FROM UPSTREAM RAIN AREAS.

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LAT...LON 3296 10536 3298 10533 3322 10533 3323 10532
      3324 10511 3291 10512 3291 10536

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