Flash Flood Warning

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The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for... The Salt burn scar in... South Central Lincoln County in central New Mexico...

* Until 630 PM MDT.

* At 429 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing light to moderate rain over the impacted areas. Between 1.50 and 2.50 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.75 inches are possible in the warned area as new showers and thunderstorms move into the affected area. Significant flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Showers and thunderstorms producing flash flooding.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported evacuations ongoing in the Ruidoso Downs area.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding, especially in the Ruidoso Downs area.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Ruidoso Downs and Glencoe.