San Juan Pueblo, NM Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING..

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Rio Chama below Chamita.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday evening.

* 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 9:00 PM MDT Monday the stage was 3.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this evening to a crest of 8.0 feet just after midnight
tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
morning.
- Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
8.0 feet on 08/09/1967.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&