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Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth and road condition may be unsafe. Additional information is available at https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/ Stay tuned for further updates by listening to NOAA weather radio... or your local radio and TV stations.

Flood Advisory

Flood Advisory issued May 1 at 7:28AM MDT until May 3 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

...The Flood Advisory continues for the following rivers in New Mexico... Rio Chama Below Chamita affecting Rio Arriba County. .Snow melt and increased reservoir releases will cause the river flows to become high. Expect minor flooding downstream from the dam. * WHAT...Flooding caused by snowmelt continues. * WHERE...Rio Chama below Chamita. * WHEN...Until early Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 5.5 feet, Bankfull stage. Properties immediately adjacent to the river upstream of the bridge on SR-74 and especially near the junction with the Rio Ojo Caliente may see water encroach onto low lying areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 AM MDT Wednesday the stage was 5.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 5.7 feet this evening. It will then fall to 5.5 feet tomorrow morning. It will rise to 5.6 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall to 5.4 feet Friday morning. It will rise to 5.5 feet early Friday afternoon. It will then fall again and remain below flood stage. - Action stage is 5.5 feet. - Flood stage is 6.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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