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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

545 AM MDT THU JUL 10 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WEST CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

  SOUTH CENTRAL SIERRA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

  NORTHEASTERN LUNA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...



* UNTIL 845 AM MDT



* AT 535 AM MDT...HEAVY RAIN WHICH WHICH WILL FALL ON SATURATED      

  GROUND IS MOVING INTO THE AREA.  RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN WILL CAUSE  

  FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



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



A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING NORTH 

ALONG THE LUNA AND DONA ANA COUNTY LINE.  THIS AREA HAS ALREADY 

RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS.  RUNOFF FROM THE STORMS 

WILL FLOOD LOW WATER CROSSINGS...LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREA.  

MOTORISTS ALONG I-25 NORTH OF LAS CRUCES AND ALONG STATE HIGHWAYS 26 

AND 27 WEST OF HATCH SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.  NEVER DRIVE 

YOUR CAR ACROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3279 10728 3277 10691 3228 10693 3219 10728

      3217 10765 3260 10761 3277 10761



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