Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Albuquerque, NM
Areas Affected: Rio Arriba, NM
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 7:44am MDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 7:44am MDT
Alert Expires: Monday 12:00pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 7:44am MDT
Event Ends: Monday 3:36pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque NM
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in New Mexico... Rio Chama Above Abiquiu affecting Rio Arriba County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is currently occurring and moderate flooding is forecast by the afternoon. * WHERE...Rio Chama above Abiquiu. * WHEN...Until Monday afternoon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 AM MDT Sunday the stage was 11.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.2 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:00 AM MDT Sunday was 12.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.2 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight. - 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/abq/EmergencyPrepFlood
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 Monday afternoon at noon MDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.37add222dda7216a04267a7c484a57e75d695aaf.001.1 Codes: NMC039 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.37add222dda7216a04267a7c484a57e75d695aaf.001.1