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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM

957 PM MDT THU AUG 11 2005



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RIO ARRIBA-

957 PM MDT THU AUG 11 2005



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN RIO

ARRIBA COUNTY UNTIL 1045 PM MDT...



AT 950 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING MODERATE TO HEAVY

RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST RIO ARRIBA COUNTY. THE INTENSITY HAS LIGHTENED

UP A BIT THE PAST HOUR BUT RAINFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE BETWEEN 

A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. 



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

  ABIQUIU...

  CHILI...

  EL RITO...

  EMBUDO...

  TRUCHAS...

  OJO SARCA...



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3602 10637 3602 10588 3625 10591 3643 10635



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