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• Minor Flood Advisory until 6:30 PM

  Cibola, NM

  What to do: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.

  * WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...East Central Cibola County in west central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 630 PM MST. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 323 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause arroyo and small stream flooding. Between 0.3 and 0.7 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Acoma Pueblo. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

  From the National Weather Service (Albuquerque NM).

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