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Flash Flood Warning for Bernalillo, NM

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What is happening

At 711 PM MDT, gauge reports indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Embudo Arroyo. Between 0.5 and 1.75 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25 inches are possible across the western portion warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by...

What the bulletin says to do

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. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of normally dry arroyos and streambeds, low water crossings, intersections and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low lying areas.

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At 711 PM MDT, gauge reports indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in Embudo Arroyo. Between 0.5 and 1.75 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25 inches are possible across the western portion warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Gauges reported. 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, Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, North Valley, Sandia Heights, South Valley and Alameda. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 157 and 168. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 222 and 233.

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Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 24 at 7:11PM MDT until July 24 at 8:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    Official revision
  2. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 24 at 6:06PM MDT until July 24 at 8:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    Official revision
  3. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 24 at 5:35PM MDT until July 24 at 8:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Albuquerque NM. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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