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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

124 PM MDT SAT JUL 12 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN SIERRA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...

  NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SILVER CITY...



* UNTIL 715 PM MDT



* AT 111 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WINSTON...

  WILLIAMSBURG...SAN LORENZO...PINOS ALTOS...MONTICELLO...MIMBRES...

  LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...HILLSBORO...FORT BAYARD...ELEPHANT

  BUTTE...CUCHILLO...CABALLO AND ARREY.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES INTENSIFYING 

THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERNMOST SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN

GRANT COUNTIES.  STATE HIGHWAYS 52...59 AND 152 ARE PRIMARILY

AFFECTED.  RAINFALL TOTALS THUS FAR TODAY IN THIS AREA HAVE 

APPROACHED THREE INCHES...AND MUCH MORE IS LIKELY IN THE WARNED

AREA.



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE

YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR

CREEKS.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3322 10813 3323 10800 3345 10801 3350 10798

      3347 10689 3263 10743 3278 10838



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