Hatch, NM Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Flood Advisory issued November 4 at 5:03PM MST until November 5 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM

* WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring. * WHERE...North Central Socorro County in central New Mexico... * WHEN...Until 800 AM MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...River or stream flows are elevated. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 500 PM MST, emergency management reported flooding in the advisory area from rising river levels along the Rio Puerco. This will cause arroyo and small stream flooding. Rapid river rises will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. - For Rio Puerco at Bernardo: At 4:00pm the stage was 14.08 feet. Flood Stage is 19.5 feet. - For Rio Grande at San Acacia: At 4:45pm the stage was 14.83 feet. Flood Stage is 23.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued November 4 at 10:31AM MST until November 4 at 11:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in New Mexico... San Juan River At Shiprock affecting San Juan County. * WHAT...Bankfull river flows will continue. * WHERE...San Juan River at Shiprock. * WHEN...Until this evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM MST Wednesday the stage was 15.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 13.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below bankfull stage late this evening and continue falling through Thursday and Friday. - Flood stage is 15.5 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Hatch.

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