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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Rio Arriba County, NM

Issued by the National Weather Service

    FLOOD ADVISORY  

Rio Arriba County, NM

Flood Advisory issued May 2 at 7:39AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SNOWMELT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Areas Affected: Rio Arriba, NM

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Minor

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Thursday 7:39am MDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 7:39am MDT

Alert Expires: Friday 10:00am MDT

Event Onset: Thursday 7:39am MDT

Issued by: NWS Albuquerque NM

Details: 
...FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SNOWMELT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

...The Flood Advisory is extended for the following rivers in New
Mexico...

Rio Chama Below Chamita affecting Rio Arriba County.

.Snow melt and increased reservoir releases will cause the river
flows to become high. Expect minor flooding downstream from the dam.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by snowmelt continues.

* WHERE...Rio Chama below Chamita.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 5.5 feet, Bankfull stage. Properties immediately
adjacent to the river upstream of the bridge on SR-74 and
especially near the junction with the Rio Ojo Caliente may see
water encroach onto low lying areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 AM MDT Thursday the stage was 5.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall to 5.5 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then rise to 5.9 feet tomorrow evening. It will fall
to 5.8 feet Saturday morning then rise again.
- Action stage is 5.5 feet.
- Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

If you are in the advisory area, remain alert to possible flooding
or the possibility of the advisory being upgraded to a warning.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/abq.

The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 1000 AM MDT.

Meta data: 
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Codes: NMC039
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a97d0ae5f62658aa292454ae77dd9a612700b6a3.001.1