Flood Warning: Rio Arriba, NM

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Flood Warning — Rio Arriba, NM
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in New
Mexico...

Rio Chama Below Chamita affecting Rio Arriba County.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Rio Chama below Chamita.

* WHEN...Until late Monday night.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Properties along the Rio Chama and southern
reach of the Rio Ojo Caliente are flooded.  Private roadways within
several hundred yards of the river are impassable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM MDT Sunday the stage was 7.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 7:00 PM MDT Sunday was 8.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 7.5 feet
just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 7.3
feet on 06/18/1984.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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