Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
301 PM MDT Wed Jul 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 600 PM MDT.

* At 301 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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.

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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