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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Rio Arriba County, NM

Issued by the National Weather Service

    FLOOD ADVISORY  

Rio Arriba County, NM

Flood Advisory issued May 19 at 7:10AM MDT until May 20 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

FLOOD ADVISORY FOR A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING

Areas Affected: Rio Arriba, NM

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Minor

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Sunday 7:10am MDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 7:10am MDT

Alert Expires: Monday 10:00am MDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Sunday 7:10am MDT

Event Ends: Monday 6:00pm MDT

Issued by: NWS Albuquerque NM

Details: 
...FLOOD ADVISORY FOR A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING...

...The Flood Advisory continues for the following rivers in New
Mexico...

Rio Chama Below Chamita affecting Rio Arriba County.

.High mountain snow melt and increased reservoir releases will cause
the river flows to become high. Expect minor flooding downstream
from the dam.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by upstream dam release continues.

* WHERE...Rio Chama below Chamita.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 5.5 feet, BANKFULL STAGE.  PROPERTIES IMMEDIATELY
ADJACENT TO THE RIVER UPSTREAM OF THE BRIDGE ON SR -74 AND
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JUNCTION WITH THE RIO OJO CALIENTE MAY SEE
WATER ENCROACH ONTO LOW LYING AREAS.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 AM MDT Sunday the stage was 5.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to continue near bankfull
stage of 5.5 feet through tonight.
- Action stage is 5.5 feet.
- Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

If you are in the advisory area, remain alert to possible flooding
or the possibility of the advisory being upgraded to a warning.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/abq.

The next statement will be issued Monday morning at 1000 AM MDT.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f6db5470af06eb91614aaa4a72226921dc263db5.001.1
Codes: NMC039
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f6db5470af06eb91614aaa4a72226921dc263db5.001.1