WARNING! Flash flooding is imminent or may be occurring in the Chilile and Escabosa areas of Bernalillo County 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BERNALILLO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO NORTH CENTRAL TORRANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
* UNTIL 430 PM MDT
* AT 124 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN AT A RATE AROUND 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR FROM MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUOUSLY REGENERATING NEAR ESCABOSA OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF ESTANCIA. THE STORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. FLASH FLOOD WATERS WILL FLOW DOWN FROM THE MANZANITO MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN MANZANO MOUNTAINS THROUGH ESCABOSA...CHILILI...PINE SPRINGS AND EVENTUALLY MORIARTY MCINTOSH AND ESTANCIA.
ARROYOS IMPACTED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CANON DE CHILILI...BUFFALO DRAW AND WOODMAN DRAW. HIGHWAY 337...ROUTE 217 AND EVENTUALLY ROUTE 41AS WELL AS OTHER AREA ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED.
PLEASE REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
BOTH LOCALIZED AND DISTANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE SUDDEN AND DANGEROUS FLOWS IN ARROYOS AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
Instructions:
Avoid flooded roadways and report significant damage or impacts to local authorities.
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:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning