Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Rio Rancho, NM ∙ Alameda, NM ∙ Sandia Pueblo, NM ∙ North Valley, NM ∙ Edith Endave, NM ∙ Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM ∙ Corrales, NM ∙ Albuquerque Intl Airport, NM ∙ Paradise Hills, NM ∙ Pueblo of Sandia Village, NM

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 831 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024 The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Bernalillo County in central New Mexico... South Central Sandoval County in north central New Mexico... * Until 1130 PM MDT. * At 831 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area, including northwestern and eastern Albuquerque, Corrales, and the Sandia Pueblo. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms 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... Albuquerque, southwestern Rio Rancho, Corrales, Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, North Valley, Paradise Hills, Rio Rancho Intel Area, Cabezon, Sandia Pueblo and Vista Hills. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 160 and 166. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 228 and 238. This includes the following recreation areas... Rio Grande Nature Center and Petroglyph National Monument. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles, especially at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Stay out of arroyos! 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. && LAT...LON 3526 10648 3494 10653 3495 10665 3496 10664 3512 10663 3513 10672 3506 10686 3527 10669 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

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