Flash Flood Warning for Lincoln, NM
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- Lincoln
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What is happening
At 526 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated the heaviest rain has ended across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. 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. Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings.
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Bulletin details
At 526 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated the heaviest rain has ended across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.25 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... County Roads C012, C011, C008, C007, Silva Ranch Road, portions of State Road 246 north of Capitan, and areas downstream along Salado Creek in Capitan. This includes Highway 380 between Mile Markers 78 and 82...and between Mile Markers 85 and 87. This includes the following low water crossings... Capitan Gap Road at Salado Creek, Dean Drive at North Fork Salado Creek, Sandia and Dean Drive at North Fork Salado Creek and Sandia Drive at North Fork Salado Creek. This includes the following recreation areas... Smokey Bear Historical Park.
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Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 5:26PM MDT until October 21 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Official revision - Alert
Flash Flood Warning issued October 21 at 4:29PM MDT until October 21 at 7:30PM 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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