Flood Advisory

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED AN * ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... DE BACA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO * UNTIL 745 PM MDT * AT 538 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN SOUTH OF YESO IN DE BACA COUNTY. THESE STRONG STORMS WERE SLOWLY MOVING NORTH. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE LAST HOUR IN THIS AREA...AND BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR FORT SUMNER HAVE RESULTED IN UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAINFALL. AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED IN THIS AREA AS WELL. HIGH AND FAST WATER FLOWS ARE LIKELY IN YESO CREEK...WHITES DRAW AND TAIBAN CREEK. PONDING OF WATER ALONG HIGHWAY 20 AND OTHER AREA ROADWAYS IS LIKELY. * STRONG FLOWS AND HIGH WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED IN ARROYOS...SMALL STREAMS AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS.