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WGUS75 KABQ 162203
FFSABQ

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
403 PM MDT Sun Aug 16 2026


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Colfax NM-
403 PM MDT Sun Aug 16 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN COLFAX COUNTY...

At 403 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated a slow moving thunderstorm
producing heavy rain in far northwest Colfax County. Between 1.75 and
2.25 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5
to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban
         areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Vermejo Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and
dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings. Turn around
don't drown!

&&

LAT...LON 3693 10508 3686 10514 3681 10512 3680 10494
      3675 10482 3676 10482 3691 10489 3695 10499

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

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