Flash Flood Watch
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
708 WGUS64 KEPZ 012008 FFAEPZ Flood Watch National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 208 PM MDT Mon Jul 1 2024 NMZ414>416-020600- /O.CON.KEPZ.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-240702T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Pinon, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Mountain Park, Cloudcroft, Sacramento, Sunspot, Mescalero, and Timberon 208 PM MDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SOUTH FORK AND SALT FIRES BURN SCAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive rainfall continue to be possible over the South Fork and Salt Fires burn scar. * WHERE...A portion of south central New Mexico, including the following areas, East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet and West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet. * WHEN...Until midnight MDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall over the South Fork and Salt Fires burn scar is expected up to and during the period of the watch. Residents near the South Fork and Salt Fires burn scar should prepare for potential flooding impacts. Be sure to stay up to date with information from local authorities. Heavy rainfall could trigger flash flooding of low-lying areas, urbanized street flooding, and debris flows in and near recent wildfire burn scars. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting heavy rainfall over the burn scar, which may lead to flash flooding and debris flows. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. && $$ AB