Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 536 PM MDT Sun Jul 21 2024 The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Bernalillo County in central New Mexico... West Central Torrance County in central New Mexico... Northeastern Valencia County in central New Mexico... * Until 830 PM MDT. * At 536 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Manzano Mountains south of Carnuel. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Eastern Albuquerque, Tijeras, Meadow Lake and Carnuel. This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 169 and 172...and near Mile Marker 174. This includes the following low water crossings... Knight Lane in Carnuel. This includes the following recreation areas... Fourth of July Campground. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings. && LAT...LON 3506 10651 3507 10644 3508 10640 3508 10638 3487 10635 3474 10640 3478 10659 3488 10664 3491 10660 3494 10655 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED