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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
FFWABQ
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern McKinley County in west central New Mexico...
* Until 830 PM MDT.
* At 426 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1.5 inches of rain have already fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.75 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... Gallup, Zuni Pueblo, Vanderwagen, Black Rock, Church Rock, Rock Springs, Yah-Ta-Hey, Red Rock State Park, Chi Chil Tah and Allison.
This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 13 and 34 and New Mexico State Route 602.
Instructions
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.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of normally dry arroyos and streambeds, low water crossings, intersections and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low lying areas.
Data from the National Weather Service
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