Flash Flood Warning

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The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... The Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon burn scar in... Northwestern San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 415 PM MDT.

* At 118 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Burn Scar west of El Porvenir and northwest of Mineral Hill. Between 1 and 1.5 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 in and around the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Burn Scar.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Burn Scar.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... El Porvenir, Gallinas and Mineral Hill.

This includes the following recreation areas... E.V. Long Campground and El Porvenir Campground.

This also includes Blue Haven Youth Camp and Sebastian Canyon.