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Areal Flood Advisory valid from Jul 26 12 3:45 PM to 5:45 PM MDT

Sent to SMS at Jul 26 12 3:43 PM MDT

Radar Time: Jul 26 2012 3:45 PM MDT

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WGUS85 KABQ 262145
FLSABQ

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
345 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2012

NMC001-262345-
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BERNALILLO-
345 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  CENTRAL BERNALILLO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO

* UNTIL 545 PM MDT

* AT 342 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED     
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF THE 
  ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA BETWEEN THE SANDOVAL COUNTY LINE AND        
  THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. AREAS LIKELY TO BE HARDEST HIT INCLUDE
  THE NORTH VALLEY WEST TO THE DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT AREA AND THE     
  ARROYOS FLOWING INTO THE RIO GRANDE IN THOSE AREAS.  

* HEAVY WATER PONDING OR CURB FULL WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED IN CITY
  STREETS...ROAD INTERSECTIONS AND SOME RESIDENTIAL AREAS. DRAINAGE
  CHANNELS WILL BE DANGEROUS WITH FAST FLOWS AND HIGH WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DURING HEAVY RAINS...KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM ARROYOS AND
DRAINAGE CHANNELS. NEVER CROSS FAST FLOWING WATER ON FOOT.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF URBAN AREA HIGHWAYS...
STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING
AREAS.

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LAT...LON 3513 10677 3521 10677 3521 10648 3499 10649
      3500 10657 3504 10666 3508 10669

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