NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 22 at 6:36PM MDT until October 24 at 3:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Share
...The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in New Mexico...
San Juan River At Farmington affecting San Juan County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...San Juan River at Farmington.
* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, The current extent of flooding along the
San Juan River in New Mexico has not been observed since before the
completion of Navajo Dam in 1962. In the Farmington vicinity,
backwater flooding on the Animas River at and above the confluence
with the San Juan River is the major concern. See flood bulletins
pertaining to the Animas River. Downriver through Shiprock, mostly
low lying and agricultural areas are subject to inundation.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 PM MDT Thursday the stage was 8.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
evening to a crest of 8.9 feet just after midnight tonight. It
will then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 8.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.2
feet on 06/29/1927.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
GULF OF AMERICA - Hurricane Isaias is strengthening over the Gulf of America and is forecast to reach the northern Gulf Coast as a strong hurricane late Friday or early Saturday, with a storm surge expected from the Mouth of the Mississippi River to the Suwannee River, Florida.
VIRGINIA - A mishap during aircraft recovery operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) occurred at approximately 6:18 p.m. EDT (10:18 p.
NORFOLK - Naval Station Norfolk, the U.S. Navy installation on Sewell’s Point that Navy Region Mid-Atlantic describes as the largest naval complex in the world, stated on September 1 that it had put in place increased security measures and changed how people enter the base.
EASTERN PACIFIC - U.S. Marines and Sailors launched from the amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17) boarded, searched, and cleared a vessel in international waters on August 28, then sank it after removing those aboard, U.S. Southern Command said.
