Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
384 WGUS54 KEPZ 302004 FFWEPZ NMC035-010200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0014.240630T2004Z-240701T0200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 204 PM MDT Sun Jun 30 2024 The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The South Fork and Salt Fire burn scars in... North Central Otero in south central New Mexico... * Until 800 PM MDT. * At 204 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the South Fork and Salt Fire burn scars. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the warning area will cause mud slides near steep terrain. The mud slide can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the South Fork and Salt Fire burn scars. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the South Fork and Salt Fire burn scars. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Lake Mescalero. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 3339 10573 3331 10573 3330 10571 3331 10565 3331 10563 3331 10557 3327 10558 3323 10571 3331 10580 3339 10581 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE $$ ZA