Flash Flood Warning in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED 6/24/2025 5:09:00 PM (UTC) Urgency: Immediate Severity: Severe Certainty: Likely
6/24/2025 5:09:00 PM until 6/24/2025 6:30:00 PM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.
At 509 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Penasco, Llano, Chamisal, Rodarte, Rio Lucio, Picuris Pueblo, Llano Largo, Vadito and Ojo Sarco. This includes State Road 518 between Mile Markers 53 and 59.
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