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Flash Flood Warning for Bernalillo, NM; Torrance, NM; Valencia, NM

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What is happening

At 644 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.75 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly....

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.

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At 644 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.75 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Southeastern Albuquerque, Tijeras, Meadow Lake, South Valley, El Cerro Mission, Cedar Crest, Carnuel and Cedro. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 169 and 175. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 215 and 221.

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  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 24 at 6:44PM MDT until July 24 at 9:15PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

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  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 24 at 6:20PM MDT until July 24 at 9:15PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    Official revision

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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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