Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Albuquerque, NM
Areas Affected: McKinley, NM
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 2:50pm MDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 2:50pm MDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 5:45pm MDT
Event Onset: Sunday 2:50pm MDT
Event Ends: Sunday 5:45pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque NM
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...West Central McKinley County in west central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 545 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Dangerous flows over low-water crossings. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 249 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause arroyo and small stream flooding. Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen between Fort Wingate and Church Rock. - 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... Church Rock, Fort Wingate and Red Rock. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4ca0e4b50997696e6b37c01f5f064e52001bdd3d.001.1 Codes: NMC031 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4ca0e4b50997696e6b37c01f5f064e52001bdd3d.001.1