WGUS75 KABQ 190328

FFSABQ



Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Albuquerque NM

928 PM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025



NMC009-037-190445-

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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

Curry NM-Quay NM-

928 PM MDT Mon Aug 18 2025



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM MDT THIS 

EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN CURRY AND EAST CENTRAL QUAY COUNTIES...



At 928 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 

rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 5 inches of rain have 

fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the 

warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.



HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,

         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor

         drainage and low-lying areas.



Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...

  Bard and the Glenrio Welcome Center at the NM/TX state line.



This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 361 and 373.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 

dangers of flooding.



Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and 

dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings.



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LAT...LON 3495 10325 3501 10329 3517 10325 3522 10308

      3521 10304 3491 10304 3491 10321



FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED



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