Weather Alert in New Mexico
Flash Flood Warning issued August 27 at 3:36AM MDT until August 27 at 7:30AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Mora, NM
DESCRIPTION: FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Mora County in northeastern New Mexico... * Until 730 AM MDT. * At 336 AM MDT, river gauge reports indicated increasing flows along the Mora River and Coyote Creek from earlier heavy rainfall. Flash flooding may occur on the Mora River between La Cueva, Golondrinas and areas toward Watrous. Of particular concern is where Coyote Creek meets the Mora River just downstream of Golondrinas. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Gauges reported. IMPACT...Flash flooding of rivers, creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... La Cueva, Golondrinas and Rainsville. Any low water crossings that along the Mora River or Coyote Creek will be flooded. Do not attempt to drive through these waters.
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary
components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones,
and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and
therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.
The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be
wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer
layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air
it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water
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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their
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A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure
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