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WGUS54 KEPZ 262358

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TXC141-270100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

557 PM MDT FRI AUG 26 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN TEXAS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MONTANA VISTA...FORT BLISS...EL PASO



* UNTIL 700 PM MDT



* AT 551 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE EL PASO METROPOLITAN 

AREA.



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3179 10654 3150 10604 3198 10608 3198 10651



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