Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
497 WGUS85 KABQ 212156 FLSABQ Flood Advisory National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 356 PM MDT Sat Sep 21 2024 NMC005-027-220100- /O.NEW.KABQ.FA.Y.0165.240921T2156Z-240922T0100Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Chaves NM-Lincoln NM- 356 PM MDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of central and southeast New Mexico, including the following counties, in central New Mexico, eastern Lincoln. In southeast New Mexico, north central Chaves. * WHEN...Until 700 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 354 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms with very heavy rain moving northeast around 40 mph. This will cause arroyo and small stream flooding. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen over parts of the area in the past 60 minutes. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Eastern Lincoln and North Central Chaves Counties. - State Road 246 and U.S. Highway 285 will be impacted. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings. && LAT...LON 3367 10494 3373 10489 3378 10482 3387 10480 3390 10467 3400 10451 3400 10424 3386 10425 3369 10430 3364 10455 3366 10468 3364 10474 3357 10474 3356 10479 3352 10485 3353 10491 3356 10497 3362 10501 3367 10502 $$ Guyer