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ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM

629 PM MDT THU AUG 16 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED AN ARROYO AND

SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM MDT THURSDAY

EVENING FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES



IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

     SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA...AND LOS ALAMOS



AT 625 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY 

RAIN OVER LOS ALAMOS AND SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY.  RAIN MAY 

CAUSE SMALL STREAMS...ESPECIALLY THOSE NEAR THE CERRO GRANDE BURNED 

AREA TO FILL QUICKLY.    



BOTH LOCALIZED AND DISTANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FLOWS

IN ARROYOS AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE

THROUGH THESE WATERS. WATER IN ARROYOS MAY TRAVEL MANY MILES AND TAKE

HOURS TO REACH YOUR LOCATION FROM UPSTREAM RAIN AREAS.

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