WEA triggered for Chavez County NM a few minutes ago:
Chaves Emergency Management Due to the ongoing Flooding in Chaves County, Shelter-in-Place and stay off the roads, allowing emergency crews to work. Rescue efforts are ongoing ONLY use 911 for emergencies! Additional Flooding is expected in the afternoon today. If you are under an evacuation order leave NOW. An evacuation shelter has been established at the Eastern NM State Fair Grounds
(Off feed, have to get other stuff done this morning... here's the link:
Cit of Roswell 10/20/24 0930am MT: "...Many motorists became stranded when their vehicles got stuck in flood waters on many streets. Some people had to await rescue on top of their vehicles that were covered by water. Some vehicles were swept by the water into the river channel. One fatality has been confirmed as a result of the flooding. Search-and-rescue efforts are still underway this morning. ..."
Call for a female who slipped and fell in mud and hit her head. 10/20/24 0938 MT #Roswell #ChavesCounty #ExtremeFlooding #flooding #NMwx
Units reports Sunset Ave and Henricks St. in Roswell "pretty flooded" per radio feed. 10/20/24 0937 MT #Roswell #ChavesCounty #ExtremeFlooding #flooding #NMwx
Spot checking the Chaves County/Roswell radio scanner:
Calls -- person stuck in a house that has collapsed (or started to collapse) along the 1400 block of W. Hendricks Street 10/20/24 0934
Chaves County Sheriff's Office:
Posted By Chaves County Undersheriff Charles Yslas -
☆☆☆ Accident Reports ☆☆☆
Please keep in mind that the primary mission of the Chaves County Sheriff's Office is the preservation of life first, property second.
If your vehicle was damaged / struck by another vehicle, you will need to document it through photographs & report it during business hours after Monday.
All CCSO resources are being utilized for preservation of life at this time.
NWS:
FWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico... * Until 1015 PM MDT. * At 722 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.25 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. ... Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mainly rural areas of North Central Chaves County. This includes Highway 285 between Mile Markers 123 and 145.
