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Flash Flood Warning Ocate and Rayado 08/16/2022
Hermits Peak Fire
Publication Type: News 10/26/2022
MORA – The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued Flash Flood Warning for Southwestern Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico and North Central Mora County in northeastern New Mexico.
* Until 530 PM MDT.
* At 221 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing moderate to heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.25 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.50 to 1.50 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will impact Rayado and Ocate Creek basins. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation, and other loose materials.
HAZARD...Thunderstorms producing moderate to heavy rainfall.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Ocate and Rayado.