967  
WGUS85 KABQ 180109  
FLSABQ  
 
FLOOD ADVISORY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
709 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2025  
 
NMC039-055-180415-  
/O.NEW.KABQ.FA.Y.0058.250718T0109Z-250718T0415Z/  
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
RIO ARRIBA NM-TAOS NM-  
709 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE  
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING COUNTIES, SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA AND SOUTHWESTERN TAOS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1015 PM MDT.  
 
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.  
RISES IN SMALL STREAMS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS. WATER OVER  
ROADWAYS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 709 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO  
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM  
FLOODING. UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.  
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED OVER  
THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.  
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  
ESPANOLA, DIXON, VELARDE, EMBUDO, TRUCHAS, PENASCO,  
RINCONADA, OJO SARCO, LYDEN AND CHAMISAL.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
ARROYOS, STREAMS, AND NORMALLY DRY RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER  
CURRENTS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. WATER IN ARROYOS CAN TRAVEL MANY  
MILES AND TAKE HOURS TO REACH YOUR LOCATION FROM UPSTREAM RAIN AREAS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3614 10615 3620 10612 3622 10588 3622 10577  
3621 10572 3617 10567 3612 10566 3607 10566  
3603 10569 3603 10607 3610 10610 3612 10613  
 

 
 
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