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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

654 PM MDT FRI AUG 12 2005



NMC051-130130-

SIERRA NM-

654 PM MDT FRI AUG 12 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL

SIERRA COUNTY...



AT 630 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED WATER LEVELS IN 

THE PERCHA RIVER DROPPING ROUGHLY 5 FEET IN THE LAST FEW HOURS. 

HOWEVER...STEADY LIGHT RAIN IS STILL BEING REPORTED ACROSS SECTIONS 

OF CENTRAL SIERRA COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO. WITH ALREADY SATURATED 

GROUND...FLOODING POTENTIAL REMAINS FOR LOW LYING SECTIONS ALONG  

HIGHWAYS 152 AND 27 NEAR HILLSBORO.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3305 10738 3283 10734 3281 10757 3302 10758



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