Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
427 PM MDT Thu Jul 31 2025

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Sandoval County in north central New Mexico...
  Southeastern San Juan County in northwestern New Mexico...
  Northeastern McKinley County in west central New Mexico...

* Until 715 PM MDT.

* At 427 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1.75 inches of
  rain have fallen just east of Chaco Canyon. Additional rainfall
  amounts up to 0.1 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash
  flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Crownpoint, Chaco Canyon, Pueblo Pintado and Nageezi.

This includes Highway 550 near Mile Marker 111...and
near Mile Marker 113.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

Do not camp along streams and rivers. Remain alert when hiking in
steep, narrow canyons. Know where you are relative to low spots and
drainages.

&&

LAT...LON 3594 10829 3603 10823 3619 10799 3622 10782
      3624 10767 3622 10762 3622 10761 3620 10756
      3609 10752 3599 10763 3576 10772 3567 10791
      3569 10812 3585 10828

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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