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ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM

211 PM MDT THU SEP 13 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED AN ARROYO AND

SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM MDT THURSDAY

AFTERNOON FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

     EAST CENTRAL SANDOVAL AND LOS ALAMOS



AT 211 PM MDT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED HEAVY RAIN OVER 

EXTREME NORTHWEST AND WESTERN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY AND ALONG THE 

SANDOVAL COUNTY LINE. QUEMAZON CANYON HAS RECEIVED UP TO A POSSIBLE 

ONE-HALF TO THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN THE PAST 30 MINUTES. 

RAIN SHOWERS IN THE VICNITY ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING, HOWEVER 

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE RISING WATER AND DEBRIS IN 

QUEMAZON CANYON AND LOCAL TRIBUTARIES.



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.



THE HEAVY RAINFALL AND SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS MAY RESULT IN

FLOODING OF ROAD INTERSECTIONS AND LOW-LYING AREAS. WATERS MAY BEGIN

TO RUN IN NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS.

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