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000 

WGUS54 KEPZ 140443

FFWEPZ

TXC141-140600-





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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000 

WGUS54 KEPZ 140443

FFWEPZ

TXC141-140600-





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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