NWS Declares Extreme Emergency As Cedar Creek Floods Near Ruidoso
Ruidoso officials ordered residents near Innsbrook Village and Paradise Canyon Drive to reach higher ground immediately, skipping any packing.
- NWS marked the alert Extreme severity and Immediate urgency, certainty rated Observed, not forecast.
- Ruidoso Emergency Management named Innsbrook Village and Paradise Canyon Drive as the danger zone.
- The order runs four hours, issued 1:21 PM, expiring 5:21 PM Mountain time Friday.
Why it matters: An alert rated Observed, not forecast, admits the warning came after the water was already rising.
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