Weather Alert in New Mexico
Flash Flood Warning issued August 26 at 2:00PM MDT until August 26 at 4:15PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Lincoln, NM
DESCRIPTION: At 200 PM MDT, gauge reports indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Blue 2, South Fork and McBride burn scars. Between 0.25 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.25 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact the Rio Bonito, Eagle Creek, Cedar Creek and Rio Ruidoso drainages and potentially downstream along the Rio Hondo. Impacts will include but are not limited to all nearby reservoirs, bridges, culverts and roadways associated with these drainages, especially at those points where streams merge. Vulnerable properties in low lying areas are especially at risk. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Blue 2, South Fork, McBride and Salt burn scars. SOURCE...Gauges reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Blue 2, South Fork, McBride and Salt burn scars. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Ruidoso, Lincoln, Ruidoso Downs, Fort Stanton, Glencoe, Alto, Lincoln State Monument, San Patricio, Bonito Lake and Hondo. This includes Highway 380 between Mile Markers 91 and 107. Multiple roads have been closed. Vehicles have been impacted. Water rescues from vehicles have occurred.
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Shelter in place on high ground if you are on the north end of town near White Mountain Road.
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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes
(between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes
water vapor
to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are
featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.
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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above
20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant
feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky.
These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching
100 mph.
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