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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

659 PM MDT SUN JUN 28 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EL PASO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...EL PASO...ANTHONY...SOCORRO...SAN    

  ELIZARIO...MONTANA VISTA...FORT BLISS...FABENS...CANUTILLO...



* UNTIL 945 PM MDT



* AT 652 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  STRONG AND SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY.

  THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE 

  LOWER VALLEY AND FAR EAST EL PASO.  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE 

  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CITY AND THE UPPER 

  VALLEY OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.  



TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN FLOODING...WITH THE MOST 

IMMEDIATE THREAT BEING ACROSS THE LOWER VALLEY.  LOW-LYING AREAS... 

LOW WATER-CROSSINGS...AND ARROYOS WILL BE MOST PRONE TO FLOODING... 

ESPECIALLY IN TYPICALLY FLOOD-PRONE AREAS ALONG THE LOWER VALLEY.



SMALL HAIL...WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND 

LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



&&



LAT...LON 3141 10609 3147 10620 3155 10625 3157 10628

      3170 10635 3176 10643 3175 10649 3183 10661

      3191 10664 3200 10663 3199 10601 3148 10600

      3147 10597 3141 10597 3139 10599



$$



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