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3 Inches Rain Per Hour: Flash Flood Watch Now Through Monday Morning (Tres Lagunas Post-Fire Response Burned Area Emergency Response)

SUBSTANTIAL ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO BY THIS EVENING. THE RESULT WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY...LASTING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO MONDAY AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES UP 3 INCHES PER HOUR. ยท LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS...ARROYOS...DRY CREEK BEDS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM HEAVY RAINFALL. THE TRES LAGUNAS...JAROSO...PACHECO AND TRACK BURN SCARS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE