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Flash Flood Warning for Socorro, NM; Torrance, NM

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Socorro, Torrance
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What is happening

At 329 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.0 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.75 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or...

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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Bulletin details

At 329 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.0 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. 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 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... Mainly rural areas of Northeastern Socorro and Southwestern Torrance Counties. This also includes the Patterson Draw, Chupadera Arroyo, and other washes on the Sierra Larga, as well as county roads B-121 and B-127.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 3:29PM MDT until July 21 at 5:15PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 2:22PM MDT until July 21 at 5:15PM 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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