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   Event: Flash Flood Warning Alert:

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

·Flash Flood Warning for... The Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Burn Scar in... N
orthwestern San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico...

· Until 1000 PM MDT. · At 607 PM MDT,

Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Burn Scar. Up to 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.25 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.25 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact the Tecolote Creek and Gallinas River drainage areas including Cabo Lucero Creek, Canon Mesteno, Ojitos Frios Creek, Tecolote Creek, Porvenir Canyon, Arroyo Pecos, Agua Zarca and Vegosa Creek. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Burn Scar. · Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Las Vegas, El Porvenir, Montezuma, Storrie Lake State Park, Mineral Hill, Gallinas, San Geronimo, San Pablo and Ojitos Frios. This includes the following highways... State Road 283 between Mile Markers 1 and 12...and near Mile Marker 14. State Road 65 between Mile Markers 1 and 14. State Road 518 between Mile Markers 1 and 9. Interstate 25 between Mile Markers 343 and 349. 
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LASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.25 INCHES IN 1 HOUR Instructions: Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Target

Area: San Miguel

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