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   Event: Flash Flood Warning Alert:

 The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning

for... South Central Taos County in north central New Mexico... Northwestern Mora County in northeastern New Mexico...

* Until 430 PM MDT. * At 120 PM MDT,

Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.75 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall will impact Far northwest Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Burn Scar including Alamitos Creek, Rito Angostura, Piedra Creek, and the Rio Pueblo downstream through Tres Ritos, Vadito, and Picuris Pueblo. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Tres Ritos, Vadito, Picuris Pueblo and Rio Lucio. This includes the following highways... State Road 518 between Mile Markers 40 and 58.

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR


Instructions: Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Do not camp along streams and rivers. Remain alert when hiking in steep, narrow canyons. Know where you are relative to low spots and drainages.