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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
954 PM MDT Mon Aug 25 2025

...Forecast flooding changed to Moderate severity and increased in
duration for the following rivers in New Mexico...

  Rio Chama Below Chamita affecting Rio Arriba County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

To escape rising water, take the shortest path to higher ground.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/abq.

The next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 1000 AM MDT.

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/CMTN5.2.ER.250826T0435Z.250826T0600Z.250826T1345Z.NO/
954 PM MDT Mon Aug 25 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING..

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Rio Chama below Chamita.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Properties along the Rio Chama and southern
  reach of the Rio Ojo Caliente are flooded.  Private roadways
  within several hundred yards of the river are impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM MDT Monday the stage was 3.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this evening to a crest of 8.0 feet just after midnight
    tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    8.0 feet on 08/09/1967.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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