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WGUS75 KABQ 230123

FFSABQ



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM

723 PM MDT TUE JUL 22 2008



NMC006-031-230230-

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MCKINLEY-CIBOLA-

723 PM MDT TUE JUL 22 2008



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL

CIBOLA AND EAST CENTRAL MCKINLEY COUNTIES...



AT 700 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR GRANTS AND EL 

MALPAIS NATIONAL MONUMENT. FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ON STATE 

ROAD 53 NEAR MILE MARKER 86...ROUTE 605 AT MILE MARKER 11 AND ROUTE 

279 NORTH OF LAGUNA PUEBLO. THE STORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN 

WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. AS MUCH AS 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN 

IN THE VICINITY OF GRANTS AND ALSO ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF MOUNT 

TAYLOR. ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BY 815 PM MDT. I-40 WILL BE 

IMPACTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING RUNOFF FROM THE ACOMA PUEBLO 

THROUGH GRANTS TO MILAN.  ROUTE 117 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED IN SPOTS 

FROM GRANTS SOUTHWARD 20 MILES...ROUTE 53 FROM GRANTS 10 TO 15 MILES 

SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF GRANTS...ROUTE 547 NORTHEAST OF GRANTS AND 

ROUTE 279 NORTH OF LAGUNA. 



LOCATIONS IMPACTED ALSO INCLUDE...

  SKYLINE-GANIPA...

  SAN MATEO...

  SAN FIDEL...

  MCCARTYS...

  CUBERO...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

STREAMS...ARROYOS AND DITCHES...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS

WELL AS POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS.



LAT...LON 3527 10797 3535 10761 3532 10732 3504 10753

      3479 10788 3502 10816



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