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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

1045 PM MDT TUE SEP 6 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAS CRUCES AND SURROUNDING AREAS AS WELL 

AS THE INTERSTATE CORRIDOR FROM NORTH OF EL PASO TO LAS CRUCES.



* UNTIL 100 AM MDT WED SEP 7 2005



* AT 1035 PM MDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT 

THAT FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE CITY OF LAS CRUCES. WEATHER SPOTTERS 

HAVE REPORTED 2.2 INCHES OF RAIN IN SOME AREAS WITH DOPPLER WEATHER 

RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2.5 TO 3 INCHES. MANY OF THE MAIN STREETS AND 

ROADWAYS ARE FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE AT THIS TIME. TRAVEL IS  HIGHLY 

DISCOURAGED UNLESS FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



FLOODING IS WIDESPREAD. 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.



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.



TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3200 10672 3205 10645 3257 10678 3243 10707



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