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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
953 PM MDT Fri Jul 5 2024

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  South Central Hudspeth in western Texas...

* Until 1145 PM MDT.

* At 953 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks, streams and arroyos,
           as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
           The low water crossing along highway 192 (Esperanza
           Rd)

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Fort Quitman and Quitman Canyon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

In hilly terrain there are numerous low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.

&&

LAT...LON 3104 10539 3098 10535 3090 10540 3089 10541
      3091 10544 3092 10545 3093 10547 3095 10550
      3097 10550 3097 10551 3099 10553 3099 10556
      3103 10558 3106 10559 3107 10560 3108 10560
      3110 10563 3123 10548 3116 10548 3112 10542

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

TB