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WGUS45 KABQ 302202
FLWABQ

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
402 PM MDT Wed Jul 30 2025

NMC005-310400-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Chaves NM-
402 PM MDT Wed Jul 30 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of southeast New Mexico, including the following
  county, southwestern Chaves.

* WHEN...Until 1000 PM MDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
  continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
  Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be
  passable. It will take several hours for all the water from these
  storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 400 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
    thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
    shortly in the warned area. Between 0.5 and 3 inches of rain
    have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1 inch are possible in
    the warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Hagerman, Dunken, Elk, Lake Arthur and Roswell Correctional
    Facility.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3313 10531 3313 10501 3314 10501 3314 10491
      3315 10430 3296 10429 3296 10484 3276 10484
      3275 10535 3296 10535 3296 10532 3312 10532


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