Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 326 PM MDT Thu Aug 1 2024 The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Sandoval County in north central New Mexico... * Until 630 PM MDT. * At 326 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms producing heavy rain north and east of Jemez Springs, including far western portions of the Cerro Pelado burn scar. Between 0.5 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... Jemez Springs, Jemez State Monument and Ponderosa. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Runoff from rainfall will cause elevated water levels within vulnerable drainages in and downstream of western strethces of the Cerro Pelado fire burn area. Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings. && LAT...LON 3591 10672 3600 10668 3600 10660 3583 10656 3567 10651 3566 10667 3573 10669 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED