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NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued August 19 at 6:25PM MDT until August 19 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

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The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 800 PM MDT.

* At 625 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected
rainfall rate is 0.25 to 0.75 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. Additional
showers are expected which could cause quick bursts of rainfall and
limit runoff allowing flooding to persist.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain 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...
Sapello.

This includes the following highways...
State Road 518 between Mile Markers 4 and 14. Interstate 25 between
Mile Markers 350 and 362. State Road 104 between Mile Markers 4 and
12.

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
1457th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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