Flash Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
800 PM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024

NMC001-061-210345-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bernalillo NM-Valencia NM-
800 PM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR BERNALILLO AND NORTH CENTRAL VALENCIA COUNTIES...

At 800 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.75 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25 inches 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...
  Los Lunas, Bosque Farms, Isleta Pueblo and Peralta.

This includes Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 205 and 212.

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 3501 10687 3499 10682 3492 10668 3489 10669
      3487 10671 3483 10671 3483 10677 3484 10682
      3495 10699 3501 10694

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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