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WGUS45 KABQ 182033
FLWABQ

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
233 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

...The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in New Mexico...

  San Juan River At Shiprock affecting San Juan 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.

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

The next statement will be issued Saturday morning at 800 AM MDT.

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NMC045-191400-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FL.W.0001.260918T2033Z-260920T0800Z/
/SHRN5.1.ER.260918T1938Z.260919T0600Z.260919T1955Z.UU/
233 PM MDT Fri Sep 18 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...San Juan River at Shiprock.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to late Saturday night.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:00 PM MDT Friday the stage was 15.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 13.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
    at 2:00 PM MDT Friday was 15.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.5 feet
    just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
    early tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 15.5 feet.
  - Flood History...No available flood history.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3675 10868 3687 10893 3698 10904 3700 10898
      3679 10866


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