Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Albuquerque, NM
Areas Affected: Rio Arriba, NM
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 3:06pm MDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 3:06pm MDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 6:00pm MDT
Event Onset: Sunday 3:06pm MDT
Event Ends: Sunday 6:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque NM
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northern Rio Arriba County in north central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 600 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 305 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause arroyo and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen northwest of Chama. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.75 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Northern Rio Arriba County. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly or mountainous terrain there are numerous low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d7dd9677875e3332496914ec0087972ee6aab64.001.1 Codes: NMC039 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d7dd9677875e3332496914ec0087972ee6aab64.001.1