

000 

WGUS54 KEPZ 161343

FFWEPZ

TXC229-161545-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

738 AM MDT WED MAY 16 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL HUDSPETH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SIERRA BLANCA...



* UNTIL 945 AM MDT



* AT 728 AM MDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS CONTINUING THAT WAS FROM RUNOFF 

  FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA.



* RAINFALL HAS ENDED BUT FLOODING CONTINUES TO OCCUR IN AND AROUND   

  SIERRA BLANCA.



RAINFALL HAS ENDED IN SIERRA BLANCA BUT RUNOFF FROM TWO TO FOUR 

INCHES OF RAIN HAVE CLOSED OR WASHED OUT MANY SECONDARY ROADS AROUND 

SIERRA BLANCA INCLUDING FM ROAD 1111.  IN ADDITION EXIT 107 

EASTBOUND ALONG 1-10 IS CLOSED DUE TO WATER FLOWING OVER THE EXIT 

RAMP. 



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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED 

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3111 10552 3105 10538 3118 10531 3124 10548



$$



TSB

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000 

WGUS54 KEPZ 161343

FFWEPZ

TXC229-161545-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

738 AM MDT WED MAY 16 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL HUDSPETH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SIERRA BLANCA...



* UNTIL 945 AM MDT



* AT 728 AM MDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS CONTINUING THAT WAS FROM RUNOFF 

  FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA.



* RAINFALL HAS ENDED BUT FLOODING CONTINUES TO OCCUR IN AND AROUND   

  SIERRA BLANCA.



RAINFALL HAS ENDED IN SIERRA BLANCA BUT RUNOFF FROM TWO TO FOUR 

INCHES OF RAIN HAVE CLOSED OR WASHED OUT MANY SECONDARY ROADS AROUND 

SIERRA BLANCA INCLUDING FM ROAD 1111.  IN ADDITION EXIT 107 

EASTBOUND ALONG 1-10 IS CLOSED DUE TO WATER FLOWING OVER THE EXIT 

RAMP. 



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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED 

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3111 10552 3105 10538 3118 10531 3124 10548



$$



TSB

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