Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East Central Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico...
  Western Union County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 715 PM MDT.

* At 418 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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...
  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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