Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Runoff from rainfall will cause elevated water levels within
vulnerable drainages in and downstream of the Hermits Peak Calf
Canyon Burn Scar.
FFWABQ
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Western San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico...
* Until 945 PM MDT.
* At 646 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. 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...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Upper Colonias and Lower Colonias. This includes a portion of the
Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Burn Scar.