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Flash Flood Watch
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505 WGUS64 KEPZ 131452 FFAEPZ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 852 AM MDT Tue Aug 13 2024 NMZ415-416-140400- /O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.A.0003.240813T1452Z-240814T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Sunspot, Sacramento, Pinon, Cloudcroft, Apache Summit, and Mayhill 852 AM MDT Tue Aug 13 2024 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...A portion of south central New Mexico, including the following areas, East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet and Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...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... - Showers and thunderstorms will be capable of producing localized heavy rainfall rates near 1 to 2 inches per hour. Areas within and downstream of wildfire burn scars will be most susceptible to rapid runoff and flash flooding. This includes the South Fork and Salt fire burn scars. - 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. && $$ BB