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NMC051-260015-





BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED


FLASH FLOOD WARNING


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX


424 PM MDT FRI AUG 25 2006





THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A





* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...


  WEST CENTRAL SIERRA COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO





* UNTIL 615 PM MDT





* AT 420 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM            


  THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.





* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO KINGSTON


  AND HILLSBORO





FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN PERCHA CREEK BETWEEN KINGSTON AND


HILLSBORO. SOME BRIDGES ALONG STATE ROAD 152 WEST OF HILLSBORO ARE 


ALREADY COVERED BY WATER AND DEBRIS. THE FLOOD WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO


CROSS HIGHWAY 187/STATE ROAD 152 NEAR THE SOUTH END OF CABALLO 


RESERVOIR BY 500 PM MDT.





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.





A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.


IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.


RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE


PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS


SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY


AUTOMOBILE.





LAT...LON 3288 10774 3288 10754 3301 10753 3301 10782


      3295 10776





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