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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

821 PM MDT SUN JUN 28 2009



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EL PASO TX-

821 PM MDT SUN JUN 28 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT FOR EL 

PASO COUNTY...



AT 811 PM MDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO 

AFFECT MUCH OF EL PASO COUNTY.  THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAD SHIFTED TO 

FAR NORTHEAST EL PASO CITY...AS WELL AS THE MISSION VALLEY...AND 

AREAS OF EL PASO COUNTY EAST OF THE CITY LIMITS...INCLUDING MONTANA 

VISTA.  THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO DEVELOPING OVER THE UPPER VALLEY AND 

WEST SIDE OF EL PASO.



MEASURED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED... 

AND RAINFALL RATES OF 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR HAVE BEEN COMMON.  

FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED NEAR MONTANA VISTA...AND THE EAST SIDE OF 

EL PASO.



WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE 

AREA FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO...AS OUTFLOW WINDS FROM 

SEVERAL STORMS CONVERGE OVER THE AREA.  HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RETURN TO 

PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY WHERE RAIN HAS DIMINISHED.



STREET FLOODING IS THE MAJOR CONCERN AT THE MOMENT OVER THE CITY... 

AS WELL AS POTENTIAL FLOODING OF LOW-LYING COMMUNITIES IN THE UPPER 

AND LOWER VALLEYS.



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.



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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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