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WGUS55 KABQ 160043
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NMC039-049-160145-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
643 PM MDT TUE SEP 15 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE FRIJOLES BURN SCAR IN...
SOUTHEASTERN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
NORTHEASTERN SANTA FE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 745 PM MDT.
* AT 643 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
MODERATE RAIN OVER THE FRIJOLES BURN SCAR AND AREAS TO THE WEST OF
THE BURN SCAR, INCLUDING CHIMAYO AND CUNDIYO. BETWEEN 1 AND 1.75
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 0.5
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 RIO FRIJOLES,
RIO MEDIO AND CHIMAYO CREEK AS WELL AS CAMINO DEL CANON, COUNTY ROAD
127 AND CAMINO DEL MOLINO. THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF ROCK, MUD,
VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE MATERIALS. FLOODING MAY ALSO IMPACT
HIGHWAY 503 AND CUNDIYO.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS IN AND AROUND THE
FRIJOLES BURN SCAR.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLOODING OF AREAS IN AND AROUND THE FRIJOLES BURN SCAR.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHIMAYO, CUNDIYO, RIO CHIQUITO, NAMBE PUEBLO, NAMBE LAKE AND
CORDOVA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE
EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS, STREAMS AND DITCHES IN
THE FRIJOLES BURN SCAR. SEVERE DEBRIS FLOWS CAN ALSO BE ANTICIPATED
ACROSS ROADS. ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS MAY BE WASHED AWAY IN PLACES. IF
YOU ENCOUNTER FLOOD WATERS, CLIMB TO SAFETY.
LAT...LON 3600 10596 3601 10595 3603 10585 3599 10583
3598 10580 3598 10578 3596 10576 3594 10576
3592 10577 3590 10579 3589 10578 3587 10577
3586 10580 3586 10583 3587 10595 3589 10599
3596 10600
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
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