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Flash Flood Warning
ActiveChaves, 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 Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...
* Until 530 AM MDT.
* At 225 AM MDT, satellite estimates indicate thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Satellite estimates.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Dunken and Elk.
Rio Penasco and Bluewater Creek.
Locally heavy rainfall has fallen in southern areas of this warning, including on Russel Gap Rd., Bear Canyon Rd., and Canyon Rd..
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Data from the National Weather Service
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