Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Albuquerque, NM
Areas Affected: Rio Arriba, NM
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 1:19pm MDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 1:19pm MDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 11:30pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 1:19pm MDT
Event Ends: Monday 3:43am MDT
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque NM
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New Mexico... Rio Chama Above Abiquiu affecting Rio Arriba County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Rio Chama above Abiquiu. * WHEN...Until late tonight. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:00 PM MDT Sunday the stage was 11.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.2 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 1:00 PM MDT Sunday was 12.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this afternoon and continue falling to 8.7 feet early Friday afternoon. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.8 feet on 05/09/2009. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/abq. The next statement will be issued this evening at 1130 PM MDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.26a3cd92902a437ac0c2ec4de7a725bae491c728.001.1 Codes: NMC039 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.26a3cd92902a437ac0c2ec4de7a725bae491c728.001.1