Flood Advisory for Sandoval, NM
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What you need to know
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- Sandoval
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- Minor
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What is happening
What: Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. Where: Southeastern Sandoval County in north central New Mexico... When: Until 945 PM MDT.
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southeastern Sandoval County in north central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 945 PM MDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 638 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Corrales, Vista Hills, Enchanted Hills, Rio Rancho City Center, Sandia Pueblo and Coronado State Monument. This includes the following highways... Highway 550 between Mile Markers 1 and 7. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 238 and 240...and near Mile Marker 242. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
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Flood Advisory issued July 24 at 6:38PM MDT until July 24 at 9:45PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
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Source and limitations
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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