The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Mora County in northeastern New Mexico... Northwestern San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico... * Until 830 PM MDT. * At 434 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact eastern portions of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon wildfire burn scar. The debris flow can consist of ash, soot, rock, mud, timber, logs, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding over eastern portions of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon wildfire burn scar. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mora, Sapello, Tierra Monte, Ledoux, El Porvenir, La Cueva, Morphy Lake State Park, Montezuma, Storrie Lake State Park, Cleveland, Coyote Creek State Park, Manuelitas, South Carmen, Rociada, Gallinas, Monte Aplanado, Mineral Hill, San Geronimo and El Turquillo. This includes the following highways... State Road 94 between Mile Markers 1 and 18. State Road 518 between Mile Markers 4 and 32. State Road 283 between Mile Markers 2 and 14. State Road 276 between Mile Markers 0 and 1. State Road 266 between Mile Markers 0 and 6. State Road 65 between Mile Markers 1 and 14. State Road 434 between Mile Markers 0 and 17. State Road 105 between Mile Markers 0 and 5. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Runoff from rainfall will cause elevated water levels within vulnerable drainages in and downstream of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon wildfire burn area. Do not camp along streams and rivers. Remain alert when hiking in steep, narrow canyons. Know where you are relative to low spots and drainages. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED; FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY... At 452 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sapello, or 10 miles north of Las Vegas, moving southeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 4:34 pm MDT trained weather spotters reported hail up to the size of ping pong balls northwest of Manuelitas and Sapello. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Storrie Lake State Park, Sapello, Montezuma and Manuelitas. This includes the following highways... State Road 65 between Mile Markers 3 and 5. State Road 94 between Mile Markers 1 and 6. State Road 266 between Mile Markers 0 and 6. State Road 518 between Mile Markers 4 and 16. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous driving conditions. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Mora County in northeastern New Mexico... Northwestern San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico... * Until 830 PM MDT. * At 434 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact eastern portions of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon wildfire burn scar. The debris flow can consist of ash, soot, rock, mud, timber, logs, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding over eastern portions of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon wildfire burn scar. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mora, Sapello, Tierra Monte, Ledoux, El Porvenir, La Cueva, Morphy Lake State Park, Montezuma, Storrie Lake State Park, Cleveland, Coyote Creek State Park, Manuelitas, South Carmen, Rociada, Gallinas, Monte Aplanado, Mineral Hill, San Geronimo and El Turquillo. This includes the following highways... State Road 94 between Mile Markers 1 and 18. State Road 518 between Mile Markers 4 and 32. State Road 283 between Mile Markers 2 and 14. State Road 276 between Mile Markers 0 and 1. State Road 266 between Mile Markers 0 and 6. State Road 65 between Mile Markers 1 and 14. State Road 434 between Mile Markers 0 and 17. State Road 105 between Mile Markers 0 and 5. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Runoff from rainfall will cause elevated water levels within vulnerable drainages in and downstream of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon wildfire burn area. Do not camp along streams and rivers. Remain alert when hiking in steep, narrow canyons. Know where you are relative to low spots and drainages. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED; FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY... At 452 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sapello, or 10 miles north of Las Vegas, moving southeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 4:34 pm MDT trained weather spotters reported hail up to the size of ping pong balls northwest of Manuelitas and Sapello. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Storrie Lake State Park, Sapello, Montezuma and Manuelitas. This includes the following highways... State Road 65 between Mile Markers 3 and 5. State Road 94 between Mile Markers 1 and 6. State Road 266 between Mile Markers 0 and 6. State Road 518 between Mile Markers 4 and 16. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous driving conditions. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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