NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 24 at 8:39AM MDT until October 26 at 10:30AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
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...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in New Mexico...
Rio Chama Below Chamita affecting Rio Arriba County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Rio Chama below Chamita.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Properties along the Rio Chama and southern
reach of the Rio Ojo Caliente are flooded. Private roadways within
several hundred yards of the river are impassable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 AM MDT Saturday the stage was 6.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 8:00 AM MDT Saturday was 7.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.1 feet
this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow
evening.
- Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.0
feet on 08/09/1967.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
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