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

NMC007-170000-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0090.000000T0000Z-250717T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Colfax NM-
351 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLFAX COUNTY...

At 351 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing rain
across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 4 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
the warned area. 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...
  Mainly rural areas of Northeastern Colfax County.

This includes Highway 64 between Mile Markers 354 and 367.

High and fast water flows are expected in Una de Gato Creek. These
flows may impact Johnson Park Road.

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 3687 10433 3689 10420 3688 10416 3684 10413
      3678 10413 3675 10417 3674 10425 3675 10437
      3673 10444 3673 10446 3685 10436 3686 10436

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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