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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

859 PM MDT THU AUG 18 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWEST HUDSPETH COUNTY IN TEXAS



* UNTIL 1100 PM MDT



* AT 853 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THAT IN EXCESS OF ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER  

  PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY IN LESS THAN ONE HALF     

  HOUR.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FT HANCOCK.





VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN FROM DEVELOPING 

THUNDERSTORMS...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF 

HOURS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 

ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF 

CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3113 10568 3116 10577 3120 10579 3133 10594

      3146 10596 3150 10599 3172 10599 3166 10551

      3131 10532 3126 10532 3104 10557



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