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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1250 AM MDT Sun Aug 16 2026

NMZ214-215-170000-
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Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo
Mountains-
1250 AM MDT Sun Aug 16 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...The Southern and East Slopes of the Sangre de Cristo
  Mountains, including the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon burn scar.

* WHEN...From 11 AM MDT this morning through this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
  Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks on and below the
  Hermits Peak Calf Canyon burn scar.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Storms with heavy rainfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour are
    expected to develop over the peaks of the Sangre de Cristo
    Mountains then slowly drift eastward over the Hermits Peak Calf
    Canyon burn scar during the early to mid-afternoon.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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