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WGUS74 KEPZ 292143
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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
343 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024

NMC035-292345-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240629T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Otero NM-
343 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR OVER THE SOUTH FORK BURN SCAR...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN OTERO...

At 343 PM MDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional
rainfall is expected. Flash flooding is already occurring.

This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Over the South Fork Burn Scar.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER
         GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water
         crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  mainly rural areas of Northern Otero

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of
creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains
will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep
terrain, especially in and around these areas.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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LAT...LON 3334 10579 3335 10576 3337 10579 3339 10578
      3339 10575 3339 10573 3337 10573 3333 10573
      3333 10576

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC

$$

JG