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ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM

226 PM MDT SAT SEP 15 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED AN ARROYO AND

SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM MDT SATURDAY

AFTERNOON FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

     NORTHEASTERN CATRON



IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

     NORTHWESTERN SOCORRO



AT 226 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY 

HEAVY RAIN JUST NORTHEAST OF DATIL AND INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 12 

AND 60. ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY RAIN IS NOTED ALONG HIGHWAY 169 ABOUT 

5 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 169 AND 60 NEAR 

THE TOWN OF MAGDALENA. RADAR ESTIMATE RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 

INCHES PER HOUR. THIS WILL LIKELY ALLOW FOR SMALL STREAMS TO FILL TO 

BANKFULL AND CAUSE NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS TO RUN. ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAIN IS LIKELY FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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