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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

639 PM MDT SAT JUN 21 2008



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OTERO NM-

639 PM MDT SAT JUN 21 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR NORTH

CENTRAL OTERO COUNTY...



AT 627 PM MDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 

OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO INDICATE THAT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN 

CONTINUES TO FALL ON THE SOUTH TULAROSA BURN SCAR.  MESCALERO FIRE 

DEPARTMENT IS REPORTED THAT CONTAINMENT PONDS IN SOUTH TULAROSA 

CANYON ARE FULL AND WILL BEGIN TO OVERFLOW.  THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE 

TO DEVELOP NORTH OF THE AREA AND MOVE SOUTH OVER THE BURN SCAR.  

PERSONS LIVING IN SOUTH TULAROSA CANYON...WEST TELEPHONE CANYON AND 

WEST MUD CANYON SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND.  IN ADDITION RUNOFF OUT 

OF WEST MUD CANYON AND SOUTH TULAROSA CANYON WILL MAKE ITS WAY 

THROUGH THE TOWN OF TULAROSA.  PEOPLE LIVING NEAR THE RIO TULAROSA 

IN MESCALERO SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW.



IF ONE OF THE CONTAINMENT PONDS UP IN TULAROSA CANYON SHOULD FAIL A 

WALL OF WATER COME MOVE DOWN AND OUT OF TULAROSA CANYON AND INTO THE 

TOWN OF MESCALERO.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MESCALERO



LAT...LON 3312 10564 3312 10573 3311 10581 3316 10582

      3316 10565

TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 180DEG 0KT 3314 10573



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