NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued October 26 at 10:13AM MDT until October 30 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in New
Mexico...
Rio Puerco Near Bernardo affecting Socorro County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Rio Puerco near Bernardo.
* WHEN...Until late Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Streets in the village of San Francisco
between interstate 25 and the Rio Grande just south of Bernardo are
being flooded. Water levels in the Lower Rio Puerco have not been
this high since July of 1944. The nearby railroad bridge may also
be flooded. Further rises will impact Interstate 25 traffic.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 PM MDT Sunday the stage was 20.0 feet. No reliable
observations available thereafter.
- Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river will is forecast to remain at flood stage,
reaching around 22.8 feet this afternoon. It will then fall early
tomorrow afternoon, then it will rise to 22.5 feet Wednesday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 19.5 feet.
- Flood History...No available flood history.
- http://www.weather.gov/abq/EmergencyPrepFlood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2067th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
