Flash Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
758 PM MDT Fri Jul 26 2024

NMC043-049-270415-
/O.CON.KABQ.FF.W.0178.000000T0000Z-240727T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sandoval NM-Santa Fe NM-
758 PM MDT Fri Jul 26 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL AND WESTERN SANTA FE COUNTIES...

At 758 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. 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...
  Santo Domingo Pueblo, Kewa Pueblo, Madrid, San Felipe Pueblo and
  Domingo.

This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 254 and 264.

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 3553 10640 3555 10629 3546 10616 3536 10616
      3533 10623 3534 10625 3546 10644

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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