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000 

WGUS74 KEPZ 152007

FFSEPZ



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

200 PM MDT TUE AUG 15 2006



NMC013-152300-

DONA ANA NM-

200 PM MDT TUE AUG 15 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT FOR DONA

ANA COUNTY...



THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE ACROSS DONA ANA COUNTY WITH 

STRONGEST STORMS AND HEAVIEST RAINS NEAR HATCH...ORGAN...WHITE 

SANDS AND RADIUM SPRINGS. OTHER STORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WERE 

APPROACHING THE LAS CRUCES AREA.



FLOODING HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AROUND HATCH FORCING OVER 100 PEOPLE 

TO BE EVACUATED. HIGHWAYS 26...185 AND 187 AROUND HATCH HAVE ALSO 

BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE TO FALL OVER 

INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS 25 AND 10.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

...UNIVERSITY PARK...MESILLA...AND DONA ANA



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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



LAT...LON 3182 10724 3181 10677 3205 10669 3203 10640

      3277 10648 3274 10725



$$



ROGASH

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000 

WGUS74 KEPZ 152007

FFSEPZ



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

200 PM MDT TUE AUG 15 2006



NMC013-152300-

DONA ANA NM-

200 PM MDT TUE AUG 15 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT FOR DONA

ANA COUNTY...



THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE ACROSS DONA ANA COUNTY WITH 

STRONGEST STORMS AND HEAVIEST RAINS NEAR HATCH...ORGAN...WHITE 

SANDS AND RADIUM SPRINGS. OTHER STORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS WERE 

APPROACHING THE LAS CRUCES AREA.



FLOODING HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AROUND HATCH FORCING OVER 100 PEOPLE 

TO BE EVACUATED. HIGHWAYS 26...185 AND 187 AROUND HATCH HAVE ALSO 

BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE TO FALL OVER 

INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS 25 AND 10.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

...UNIVERSITY PARK...MESILLA...AND DONA ANA



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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



LAT...LON 3182 10724 3181 10677 3205 10669 3203 10640

      3277 10648 3274 10725



$$



ROGASH

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