Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
049 WGUS54 KEPZ 292034 FFWEPZ NMC035-292345- /O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0013.240629T2034Z-240629T2345Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 234 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024 The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Otero in south central New Mexico... * Until 545 PM MDT. * At 234 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 0.25 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding over the South Fork Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... mainly rural areas of Northern Otero along the South Fork Burn Scar. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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. && LAT...LON 3334 10579 3335 10576 3337 10579 3339 10578 3339 10575 3339 10573 3337 10573 3333 10573 3333 10576 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE $$ JG