Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
351 WGUS55 KABQ 270221 FFWABQ NMC001-270415- /O.NEW.KABQ.FF.W.0179.240727T0221Z-240727T0415Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 821 PM MDT Fri Jul 26 2024 The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Bernalillo County in central New Mexico... * Until 1015 PM MDT. * At 821 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.25 and 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Albuquerque, southwestern Rio Rancho, Corrales, Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, South Valley, North Valley, Paradise Hills, Sandia Heights, Alameda and Carnuel. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 143 and 171. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 211 and 235. Dangerous flows through arroyos throughout Albuquerque will be present, especially east of the Rio Grande River to the foothills of the Sandia/Manzano Mountains. Get out of arroyos now!! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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 3522 10688 3522 10643 3506 10643 3500 10636 3492 10636 3491 10692 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE $$ 24