Flash Flood Warning

At 329 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.0 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 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... Mainly rural areas of Northeastern Socorro and Southwestern Torrance Counties.

This also includes the Patterson Draw, Chupadera Arroyo, and other washes on the Sierra Larga, as well as county roads B-121 and B-127.