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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

946 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...SOCORRO...SAN ELIZARIO...MONTANA     

  VISTA...SUNLAND PARK...FORT BLISS...FABENS...EL

  PASO...CANUTILLO...WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS...



* UNTIL 1145 PM MDT/1245 AM CDT/



* AT 937 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS MOVING INTO FORT        

  HANCOCK AND MCNARY.  THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWEST   

  INTO EL PASO COUNTY IN THE NEXT HOUR. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  WESTWAY... SPARKS...HORIZON CITY AND CLINT.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



&&



LAT...LON 3110 10559 3131 10594 3137 10597 3145 10616

      3158 10630 3170 10636 3176 10643 3174 10647

      3188 10662 3198 10662 3199 10550 3093 10540



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