Flash Flood Warning issued July 20 at 2:33PM MDT until July 20 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
- Level
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- Command
- NORTHCOM
- Region
- Mexico · North America
- Category
- Weather
- Source
- NWS / NOAA weather
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Salt burn scar in...
South Central Lincoln County in central New Mexico...
* Until 530 PM MDT.
* At 233 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over the Salt Burn Scar. Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact Fence Canyon, Snow
Canyon, Bear Canyon and Turkey Spring Canyon as well as Highway 70
and the Rio Ruidoso through Ruidoso Downs. Impacts may also occur
downstream of Ruidoso Downs along the Rio Ruidoso. The debris flow
can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding in and around the Salt Burn Scar.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the
Salt Burn Scar.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Ruidoso Downs, Glencoe and Hollywood.
- This month
- 2902nd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
