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WGUS85 KABQ 060026
FLSABQ
NMC039-060200-

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
623 PM MDT FRI SEP 5 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED AN ARROYO AND
SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...

IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
     EAST CENTRAL RIO ARRIBA

AT 623 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 
VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS EAST CENTRAL PORTIONS OF RIO 
ARRIBA COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 1.5 INCHES HAS ALREADY 
FALLEN WITH SOME STORMS STILL IN THE AREA. LOOK FOR THE STORMS TO 
GRADUALLY WEAKEN THE NEXT HOUR BUT THE ARROYOS WILL CONTINUE TO 
FLOW. THE AREA OF PRIMARY CONCERN INCLUDES STATE HIGHWAY 537 FOUR 
MILES TO THE NORTH OF OJITO AND NINE MILES TO THE WEST OF EL VADO. 

BOTH LOCALIZED AND DISTANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FLOWS
IN ARROYOS AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE
THROUGH THESE WATERS. WATER IN ARROYOS MAY TRAVEL MANY MILES AND TAKE
HOURS TO REACH YOUR LOCATION FROM UPSTREAM RAIN AREAS.

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WACHTER