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TXC141-170700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

1101 PM MDT WED AUG 16 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EL PASO COUNTY IN TEXAS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SOCORRO...SAN ELIZARIO...MONTANA

  VISTA...FORT BLISS...FABENS...EL PASO...ANTHONY



* UNTIL 100 AM MDT



* AT 1055 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR A LINE OF 

STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO EL PASO COUNTY.  THESE STORMS WILL 

BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN IN THE NEXT 

HOUR.  THIS RAIN WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AND WILL 

CAUSE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND FLOODING.





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.



LAT...LON 3176 10649 3146 10616 3139 10599 3198 10602

      3199 10664



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