Upgrade event to WARNING: FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL BERNALILLO COUNTY FOR RIO GRANDE RIVER 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL BERNALILLO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
NORTH CENTRAL SOCORRO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
CENTRAL VALENCIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
* UNTIL 400 PM MDT SATURDAY
* THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT RISE OF WATER ON THE RIO GRANDE RIVER THROUGH ALBUQUERQUE...AND POINTS SOUTH TO BERNARDO.
* THE WAVE OF WATER WILL REACH A PEAK IN ALBUQUERQUE LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AND POINTS FARTHER SOUTH LATER SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. * DURING THIS TIME LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG AND NEAR THE RIVER MAY EXPERIENCE SOME FLOODING. THIS WOULD INCLUDE WATER FLOWING OVER NATURAL BANKS...FLOODING AGRICULTURAL AND GRAZING LOWLANDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED ALONG THE RIO GRANDE RIVER FROM ALBUQUERQUE TO BERNARDO.
Instructions:
Stay clear of flooded roadways and ditches. Keep out of the Rio Grande Bosque area until after all flood waters have receded. Stay tuned to local media for updates.
Address/Location
Bernalillo County Department of Emergency Management
6840 2nd St NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 505-468-1307
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning