Flash Flood Warning until 06:45PM Thursday ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... The Indios burn scar in... Southern Rio Arriba County in north central New Mexico...
* Until 645 PM MDT.
* At 338 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Indios burn scar. Between 0.25 and 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall will impact the Indios fire burn scar. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Indios burn scar. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Indios burn scar.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of Southern Rio Arriba County.
* AFFECTED AREAS: RIO ARRIBA, NM
Instructions:
Runoff from rainfall will cause elevated water levels within vulnerable drainages in and downstream of the Indios fire burn area.
Address/Location
Rio Arriba County Emergency Services
1122 Industrial Park Rd
EspaƱola, NM 87532
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 575-747-1941
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning