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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

115 PM MDT FRI AUG 4 2006



NMC017-023-029-042100-

LUNA NM-GRANT NM-HIDALGO NM-

115 PM MDT FRI AUG 4 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR

HIDALGO...GRANT AND LUNA COUNTIES...



AT 110 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA.  



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SILVER

CITY...LORDSBURG...HURLEY...DEMING...CENTRAL AND BAYARD



THE HEAVIEST RAIN...2 TO 3 INCHES SO FAR...HAS FALLEN FROM NEAR 

COLUMBUS IN SOUTHERN LUNA COUNTY TO THE LORDSBURG AREA OF HIDALGO 

COUNTY. THIS FLOODING RAIN POSES A THREAT TO MANY ROADS IN THE 

AREA...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN DEMING AND LORDSBURG...AND 

HIGHWAY 70 NORTH OF LORDSBURG. STATE ROUTE 26 BETWEEN DEMING AND 

HATCH HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING...AND MANY OTHER STATE ROUTES 

ARE THREATENED. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES OR MORE ARE 

LIKELY IN THE WARNED 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.



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. 



LAT...LON 3118 10901 3125 10728 3260 10732 3260 10770

      3318 10792 3317 10904



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