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Socorro County, N.M., warns of river flooding, prepare to evacuate

Socorro County OEM issued an Extreme IPAWS Local Area Emergency on Wednesday afternoon reporting river flooding in the San Francisco and telling people to get ready to evacuate.

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Socorro County, New Mexico, issued an Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Local Area Emergency at 2:45 p.m. EST Wednesday reporting river flooding and telling people to get ready to evacuate1.

IPAWS listed the sender as Socorro County NM, with severity Extreme, urgency Immediate and certainty Observed1. The wireless text from county emergency management read: "SCOEM: RIVER FLOODING in the San Francisco. GET READY TO EVACUATE"1.

The listing named the affected place only as "In this area" and did not define which stretch of river, which roads or how many people were involved1. The notice was listed to expire at 2:40 p.m. EST Thursday1. Whether a mandatory evacuation followed, and whether shelters or road closures were in effect, was not stated in the alert1.

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  1. 202161,,Socorro County NMLocal Area Emergency