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000 

WGUS54 KEPZ 280320

FFWEPZ

TXC141-280515-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

913 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN TEXAS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SOCORRO...MONTANA 

VISTA...FABENS...CLINT...EASTERN EL PASO...HORIZON CITY...TORNILLO.



* UNTIL 1115 PM MDT



* AT 900 PM MDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN FROM A 

CLUSTER OF SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. EL PASO 

COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT HAD RECEIVED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF MINOR 

FLOODING IN MONTANA VISTA...HORIZON CITY...AND CLINT.  HOWEVER 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO WORSEN FLOODING. 



RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER ISOLATED 

AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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.



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 3192 10601 3193 10636 3174 10638 3147 10617

      3140 10600



$$



BIRD

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000 

WGUS54 KEPZ 280320

FFWEPZ

TXC141-280515-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

913 PM MDT THU JUL 27 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN TEXAS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SOCORRO...MONTANA 

VISTA...FABENS...CLINT...EASTERN EL PASO...HORIZON CITY...TORNILLO.



* UNTIL 1115 PM MDT



* AT 900 PM MDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN FROM A 

CLUSTER OF SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. EL PASO 

COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT HAD RECEIVED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF MINOR 

FLOODING IN MONTANA VISTA...HORIZON CITY...AND CLINT.  HOWEVER 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO WORSEN FLOODING. 



RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER ISOLATED 

AREAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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.



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 3192 10601 3193 10636 3174 10638 3147 10617

      3140 10600



$$



BIRD

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