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Flash Flood Warning
ActiveMcKinley, NM
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
At 205 PM MDT, Although rainfall has temporarily moved out of the area, doppler radar indicates earlier rainfall totals of up to 2 inches since yesterday. This will continue to keep a high risk of excessive runoff and flash flooding over the warned area.
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... Prewitt.
This includes the following streams and drainages... Sawyer Creek, Milpitas, Caada, Marcelina, Caada and San Jose, Rio.
Instructions
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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.
Data from the National Weather Service
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