The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in New Mexico. Pecos River near Pecos River near Artesia, NM affecting Eddy County. For the Pecos River. including Pecos River near Artesia, NM. Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT. Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Pecos River near Pecos River near Artesia, NM. * WHEN. Until tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS. At 12.0 feet, the river reaches bankfull. Overbank flooding occurs about 1/2 mile upstream from the gage and spreads onto the flood plain. As a result, river width increases to approximately 1 mile in some reaches. Minor flooding of low-lying areas occurs, but no significant damage is expected. At 12.5 feet, the river reaches minor flood stage. Structures at Wilbank Trucking, Inc., located approximately 1/4 mile east of the gage, begin to flood. At 13.5 feet, the river reaches the floor of the instrument shelter. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 6:15 AM MDT Monday the stage was 9.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 12.7 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight. - Flood stage is 12.5 feet. - Flood History. This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.5 feet on 07/18/1991. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
