Yo local ABQ folks...... Be careful........ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS... CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... ESTANCIA VALLEY...FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY...LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA...SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY...SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS...SANTA FE METRO AREA...SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS... SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET...SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY... UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU AND WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE OVER THE REGION ALONG WITH WEAK STEERING FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO SET THE STAGE FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. RAINFALL RATES MAY EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR. * THE GREATEST THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR DURING FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE GREATEST OVER AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND OVER RECENTLY BURNED FORESTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 15:45:42 +0000
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