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000 

WGUS54 KEPZ 132016

FFWEPZ

NMC017-132315-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

213 PM MDT SUN AUG 13 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SILVER CITY



* UNTIL 515 PM MDT



* AT 207 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING ALONG 

HIGHWAY 152 IN GRANT COUNTY. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

MIMBRES...HURLEY...SILVER CITY...PINOS ALTOS...AND LAKE ROBERTS.



EVEN DISTANT HEAVY RAINFALL CAN RESULT IN QUICKLY WORSENING 

CONDITIONS ALONG CREEKS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS. AS 

SUCH...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.



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 3321 10788 3318 10784 3314 10788 3307 10783

      3296 10787 3295 10778 3285 10778 3279 10773

      3265 10773 3261 10769 3259 10800 3263 10842

      3320 10872



$$

PIEPER

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000 

WGUS54 KEPZ 132016

FFWEPZ

NMC017-132315-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

213 PM MDT SUN AUG 13 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SILVER CITY



* UNTIL 515 PM MDT



* AT 207 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING ALONG 

HIGHWAY 152 IN GRANT COUNTY. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

MIMBRES...HURLEY...SILVER CITY...PINOS ALTOS...AND LAKE ROBERTS.



EVEN DISTANT HEAVY RAINFALL CAN RESULT IN QUICKLY WORSENING 

CONDITIONS ALONG CREEKS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS. AS 

SUCH...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.



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 3321 10788 3318 10784 3314 10788 3307 10783

      3296 10787 3295 10778 3285 10778 3279 10773

      3265 10773 3261 10769 3259 10800 3263 10842

      3320 10872



$$

PIEPER

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