Flood Advisory
Issued At: Saturday, 23 May 2009, 7:23 PM MDT
Expires At: Saturday, 23 May 2009, 9:15 PM MDT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED AN * ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... NORTHWESTERN SOCORRO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO NORTHEASTERN CATRON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SOUTH CENTRAL CIBOLA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO * UNTIL 915 PM MDT * AT 723 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE CIBOLA WILDERNESS AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ACOMA INDIAN RESERVATION. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED THAT BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THIS AREA IN THE LAST HOUR WITH ANOTHER ONE HALF INCH POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG FLOWS IN ARROYOS INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...ALAMOCITA CREEK... CHAVES CANYON...CEBOLLA CREEK...AND BLUE WATER CREEK. * STRONG FLOWS AND HIGH WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED IN ARROYOS...SMALL STREAMS AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
Areas affected: West Central Mountains