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TXC141-030115-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

544 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SOCORRO...



* UNTIL 715 PM MDT



* AT 539 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR             

  INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER SOCORRO TEXAS.   

  RADAR ESTIMATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN ONLY 35 MINUTES HAVE  

  OCCURRED NEAR AND AROUND THE IMMEDIATE SOCORRO                     

  AREA...INCLUDING AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 10 AND HIGHWAYS 76 AND 20  

  NEAR SOCORRO.



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

  AND SPARKS



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN EL

PASO.



LAT...LON 3157 10626 3160 10620 3168 10620 3169 10634



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