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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

611 PM MDT WED AUG 16 2006



NMC013-170030-

DONA ANA NM-

611 PM MDT WED AUG 16 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR

SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY...



AT 603 PM MDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER ON AFTON ROAD WEST OF 

HIGHWAY 28...REPORTED THAT AN EARTHENED DAM IN A NEARBY ARROYO

HAD BEEN WASHED OUT.  WATER IN THIS ARROYO WAS ESTIMATED

AT 10 FEET DEEP AND WAS GOING OVER ITS BANKS.  WATER IS COMPLETELY 

COVERING SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 28 NEAR AFTON ROAD AT THIS TIME.   



MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...SO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 

RADIO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. 



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.  TURN AROUND...DONT 

DROWN.



LAT...LON 3249 10638 3201 10639 3201 10663 3198 10666

      3197 10663 3189 10664 3183 10663 3178 10653

      3178 10653 3179 10716 3252 10719



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