THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD WARNING FOR... CURRY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ROOSEVELT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO NORTHEASTERN CHAVES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO * UNTIL 730 PM MDT * AT 122 PM MDT FLOODING WAS CONTINUING OVER EAST CENTRAL TO SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED...AND PERIODIC MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WASHES AND OTHER DRAINAGES FEEDING INTO THE BOONE DRAW AND THE RUNNING WATER DRAW WILL CONTINUE TO SEE RISES AND EXCESSIVE RUNOFF. * MANY URBAN ROADS WITHIN PORTALES ARE ALREADY FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE...AS ARE MANY SECONDARY RURAL ROADS. AS RAINFALL PROGRESSES NORTHWARD...MUCH OF CANNON AIR FORCE BASE AND THE GREATER CLOVIS AREA WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATIVE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 20:05:33 +0000
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