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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

715 PM MDT WED AUG 16 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HOLLOMAN AFB...ALAMOGORDO



* UNTIL 915 PM MDT



* AT 707 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED ESTIMATED 

ACCUMULATION OF RAINFALL OF IN EXCESS OF ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES IN 

THE LAST HOUR ACROSS A LARGE AREA ON THE WEST SLOPES OF THE 

SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS EAST OF LA LUZ AND ALAMOGORDO. RUNOFF FROM THIS 

RAINFALL...IN  ADDITION TO RUNOFF CONTRIBUTED BY STORMS CURRENTLY 

OVER THE  AREA...WILL CREATE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING DUE TO 

RUNOFF IN URBAN AREAS...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND ARROYOS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

TULAROSA...LA LUZ AND ALAMOGORDO.



BOTH LOCALIZED AND DISTANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FLOWS

IN ARROYOS AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE

THROUGH THESE WATERS. WATER IN ARROYOS MAY TRAVEL MANY MILES AND TAKE

HOURS TO REACH YOUR LOCATION FROM UPSTREAM RAIN AREAS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO TELL HOW MUCH

WATER IS ON THE ROAD...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FAST MOVING WATER OF 

UNKNOWN DEPTH.





LAT...LON 3275 10615 3278 10565 3312 10583 3303 10624



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