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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

1030 PM MDT FRI JUL 25 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SILVER CITY...



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT



* AT 1018 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 SILVER   

  CITY...CENTRAL...BAYARD...TYRONE...FAYWOOD...AND HURLEY



A CLUSTER OF STRONG STORMS IS SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE 

AREA. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH OVER ONE 

INCH PER HOUR OCCURRING. SOME AREAS MAY GET OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE 

INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 



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 3279 10854 3279 10794 3253 10795 3252 10823

      3243 10823 3242 10852



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