Headline

Flash Flood Warning issued June 24 at 1:46PM MDT until June 24 at 4:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Description

FFWABQ

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Bernalillo County in central New Mexico...
Northeastern Valencia County in central New Mexico...
Southeastern Sandoval County in north central New Mexico...

* Until 445 PM MDT.

* At 146 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.25 and 1 inch of rain
has 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...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...
Albuquerque, southern Rio Rancho, Corrales, Los Ranchos De
Albuquerque, Bosque Farms, Tijeras, South Valley, North Valley,
Sandia Heights and Paradise Hills.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 139 and 178.
Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 208 and 238.

Instructions

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.

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