Published • loading... • Updated
Flash Flood Emergency Issued Due to Dam Failure in Dona Ana County
The National Weather Service called it a particularly dangerous situation as officials warned residents below the dam to move to higher ground immediately.
- On Tuesday, officials issued a flash flood emergency for northwestern Doña Ana County, New Mexico, citing the "imminent failure" of the McLeod Dam and ordering residents in low-lying areas to move to higher ground immediately.
- Remnants of Hurricane Polo, which made landfall in Baja California on Tuesday, rushed into the region with intense rain and wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph, overwhelming local infrastructure.
- The National Weather Service declared a "PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION" affecting areas between Garfield and Salem, including portions of Highways 187 and 390, along with the Garfield Drain and Garfield Canal.
- A Flood Watch covers 12 states, with a dangerous weeklong flash flood threat stretching from the Southwest to the Midwest, putting more than 150 million people at risk.
- Nearly 80 trillion gallons of water could fall this week, enough to fill over 122 million Olympic-sized swimming pools, as moisture from Tropical Storm Rachel fuels the threat through Friday.
Insights by Ground AI
Podcasts & Opinions
19 Articles
19 Articles
Zero HedgeReposted by 
🔔 The Liberty Daily
🔔 The Liberty Daily"Seek Higher Ground Now": A Near Dam Failure In New Mexico Was Just The Warm-Up For A Record El Niño
"Seek Higher Ground Now": A Near Dam Failure In New Mexico Was Just The Warm-Up For A Record El Niño A flood-control dam in southern New Mexico came close enough to failing Tuesday that the National Weather Service ordered people downstream to get out of the way. Forecasters issued a flash flood emergency for McLeod Dam near Garfield in Doña Ana County, after dam operators and county officials reported that failure was imminent: "This is a PART…
·Sofia, Bulgaria
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources19
Leaning Left0Leaning Right5Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Center
Bias Distribution
- 64% of the sources are Center
64% Center
C 64%
R 36%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
