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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

235 PM MDT FRI AUG 4 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...UNIVERSITY PARK...SUNLAND PARK...LAS

  CRUCES...CHAPARRAL

  EL PASO COUNTY IN TEXAS

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

  FORT BLISS...FABENS...EL PASO...CANUTILLO

  



* UNTIL 630 PM MDT



* AT 232 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO

  SOUTHWEST DONA ANA COUNTY. OTHER STORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING

  OVER EL PASO COUNTY. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT

  SEVERAL HOURS WITH LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES 

  POSSIBLE.



  ANY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN ALMOST IMMEDIATE ROAD AND        

  ARROYO FLOODING.  PERSONS LIVING NEAR THE RIO GRANDE RIVER

  ...AREA ARROYOS OR DRAINAGES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGH

  GROUND. NEVER DRIVE INTO WATER COVERING ROADWAYS...TURN AROUND

  DONT DROWN. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHITE

  SANDS...ORGAN...MESILLA AND DONA ANA



LAT...LON 3180 10729 3178 10639 3148 10620 3139 10600

      3145 10599 3199 10601 3199 10640 3254 10640

      3236 10728



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