Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Albuquerque, NM
Areas Affected: San Juan, NM
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Saturday 11:01pm MDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 11:01pm MDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 12:15pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 11:01pm MDT
Event Ends: Monday 3:00am MDT
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque NM
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New Mexico... San Juan River At Shiprock affecting San Juan County. * WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. * WHERE...San Juan River at Shiprock. * WHEN...Until late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Catastrophic flooding of the San Juan River at and near Shiprock will continue overnight. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - There is no current observed data. The river has likely crested and will slowly recede through Sunday. - Bankfull stage is 13.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Sunday evening and continue falling through early week. - Flood stage is 15.5 feet. - Flood History...this is the highest river stage on record. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/abq. The next statement will be issued Sunday afternoon at 1215 PM MDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f320b505622a9e97e2066a55ebb176aa0b48918.001.1 Codes: NMC045 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f320b505622a9e97e2066a55ebb176aa0b48918.001.1