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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

529 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2008



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LUNA NM-GRANT NM-SIERRA NM-DONA ANA NM-

529 PM MDT SUN JUL 27 2008



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXPIRES AT 530 PM MDT FOR DONA 

ANA...SIERRA...NORTHEASTERN GRANT AND LUNA COUNTIES...



AT 520 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SCATTERED ACROSS

THE WARNED AREA. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 

3 INCHES OVER SIERRA...EASTERN GRANT...LUNA AND DONA ANA COUNTIES 

OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS. THE STORMS HAVE BEEN WEAKENING OVER THE 

PAST HALF HOUR AND THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY 

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE 

SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3322 10801 3348 10800 3345 10642 3206 10639

      3183 10775 3321 10832



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