Flash Flood Warning

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The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... West Central McKinley County in west central New Mexico...

* Until 800 PM MDT.

* At 502 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up 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.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Gallup, Church Rock, McGaffey, Yah-Ta-Hey, Rock Springs, Red Rock State Park, Allison and Gamerco.

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 17 and 28.