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Flash Flood Warning for Catron, NM

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What is happening

FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Catron County in west central New Mexico... * Until midnight MDT. * At 807 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen....

What the bulletin says to do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

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FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Catron County in west central New Mexico... * Until midnight MDT. * At 807 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 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... Mogollon, Alma, Glenwood and Pleasanton.

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    Flash Flood Warning issued October 22 at 8:07PM MDT until October 23 at 12:00AM 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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