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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
957 PM MDT Thu Jun 20 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in New
Mexico...

  Rio Chama Below Chamita affecting Rio Arriba County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/abq.

The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 1000 AM MDT.

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957 PM MDT Thu Jun 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Rio Chama below Chamita.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, Properties in the flood plain along the Rio
  Chama and near the junction of the Rio Ojo Caliente will see water
  in their yards. Impacts can include bank erosion and damage to
  wells and septic tanks. These impacts will increase in severity at
  higher river levels.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM MDT Thursday the stage was 4.3 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this evening to a crest of 6.3 feet just after midnight
    tonight. It will then fall below flood stage just after
    midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    6.3 feet on 04/25/2008.
  - http://www.weather.gov/abq/EmergencyPrepFlood

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LAT...LON 3608 10615 3610 10611 3606 10607 3603 10610


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