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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
557 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

NMC007-059-170115-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Colfax NM-Union NM-
557 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL COLFAX AND WESTERN UNION COUNTIES...

At 557 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms that produced
heavy rain over and west of Capulin have moved out of the warned
area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts
will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Capulin.

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 368 and 382.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer
currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many
miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.

&&

LAT...LON 3684 10413 3686 10409 3685 10403 3680 10399
      3679 10397 3684 10390 3682 10387 3673 10390
      3671 10395 3667 10400 3668 10412 3669 10417
      3672 10419 3675 10417 3678 10413

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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