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FLWABQ

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1159 AM MDT Sat Nov 2 2024

NMC005-041-031600-
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Chaves NM-Roosevelt NM-
1159 AM MDT Sat Nov 2 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is ongoing and 
  expected to continue through the afternoon and evening.

* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast New Mexico, 
  including the following counties, in east central New Mexico, 
  southwestern Roosevelt. In southeast New Mexico, northeastern 
  Chaves.

* WHEN...Until 900 AM MST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. It will 
  take several hours for all the water from earlier storms to work 
  through local arroyos, washes, and drainages in and around the 
  Pecos River and Rio Felix. Local law enforcement has reported 
  water rescues.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1152 AM MDT, trained weather spotters, media, law
    enforcement, and emergency managers have reported heavy rain
    in the warned area due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing
    and expected to continue well into this evening. Between 2
    and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
    warned area through early this evening.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Southeastern Roswell, Dexter, Hagerman, Elida, Elkins,
    Bottomless Lakes State Park, Kenna, Lake Arthur, Greenfield
    and Midway.
  - http://www.weather.gov/abq/EmergencyPrepFlood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Avoid closed roads, and do not drive around barricades!

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LAT...LON 3369 10412 3401 10358 3363 10353 3357 10359
      3357 10372 3345 10372 3296 10430 3296 10450
      3333 10457 3351 10433


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