Socorro County, NM Power Outages

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• Flood Warning until Thu 7:30 AM MDT

  Flood Warning issued October 25 at 1:31PM MDT until October 29 at 7:30AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

  ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New
  Mexico...
  
  Rio Puerco Near Bernardo affecting Socorro County.
  
  * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
  
  * WHERE...Rio Puerco near Bernardo.
  
  * WHEN...Until Thursday morning.
  
  * IMPACTS...At 19.5 feet, At the initial flood stage of 19.5 feet,
  the water level in the Lower Rio Puerco will begin to threaten
  several homes and structures in the village of San Francisco
  between Interstate 25 and the Rio Grande. Further rises in water
  levels would begin to flood the village of San Francisco. The last
  time the water level reached 19.5 feet in the Rio Puerco near
  Bernardo was August 10 2006.
  
  * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:00 PM MDT Sunday the stage was 10.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 18.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
  Wednesday afternoon to a crest of 19.6 feet Wednesday evening. It
  will then fal…

  What to do: Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
  
  Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/abq.
  
  The next statement will be issued late tonight at 145 AM MDT.

  NWS Albuquerque NM · Full alert on weather.gov