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Socorro County warns San Francisco area as river flooding rises

Socorro County, N.M., emergency management issued Extreme IPAWS local-area emergencies Sunday evening for river flooding in the San Francisco area south of Highway 60, later telling people to evacuate now.

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Socorro County, New Mexico, issued Extreme local-area emergencies on Sunday evening for river flooding in the San Francisco area, according to Integrated Public Alert and Warning System records1.

The first wireless text from county emergency management said river flooding was occurring in the San Francisco area south of Highway 60 and told people to be ready for evacuation1. IPAWS listed the sender as Socorro County NM, with urgency Immediate, certainty Observed and severity Extreme1. The alert was sent at 7:01 p.m. EDT Sunday and was scheduled to expire at 7:01 p.m. EDT Monday1.

A second Extreme local-area emergency from the same sender at 7:38 p.m. EDT Sunday again cited river flooding in the San Francisco area south of Highway 60 and told people to get set to evacuate. IPAWS listed that message to expire at 7:38 p.m. EDT Monday.

A third Extreme local-area emergency at 7:53 p.m. EDT Sunday cited river flooding in the San Francisco area and told people to evacuate now. IPAWS listed that message to expire at 7:53 p.m. EDT Monday. The wireless messages did not list a head count, injuries, a named river beyond the flood wording, or a shelter location1.

Sources

  1. Socorro County NMLocal Area Emergency

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