Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Rio Arriba County in north central New Mexico... South Central Taos County in north central New Mexico...

* Until 900 PM MDT.

* At 508 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen around Las Trampas, Chamisal, and Picuris Pueblo. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... Chimayo, Dixon, Truchas, Penasco, Rio Chiquito, Velarde, Embudo, Ojo Sarco, Chamisal, Rinconada, Rio Lucio, Cordova, Picuris Pueblo, Llano, Rodarte, Vadito, Llano Largo, Lyden, La Villita and Alcalde. Low water crossings along State Roads 75, 76, 580, County Road 69, and Forest Service Roads 156, 207, 639, 116, and 469.

* AFFECTED AREAS: RIO ARRIBA, NM ... TAOS, NM

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings.