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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

1036 PM MDT WED SEP 13 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTH CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN TEXAS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF SOCORRO...HORIZON CITY...AND SAN

  ELIZARIO



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT



* AT 1030 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

  ADDITIONAL STORMS MOVING OVER THE SOCORRO AND HORIZON CITY AREAS   

  OF EL PASO COUNTY. ALREADY THIS EVENING THIS AREA HAS RECEIVED UP  

  TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN AND HAS SEEN FLOODING. THESE STORMS WILL   

  CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS         

  REPORTED FLASH FLOODING IN SOCORRO FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE    

  WARNED AREA. EVACUATIONS AT HORIZON AND THUNDER ROAD HAVE BEEN     

  ENACTED DUE TO FLOODING OF ARROYOS.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 

AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF ROADWAYS 

AND ARROYOS AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS AND AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3168 10633 3155 10624 3156 10606 3173 10612



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