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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
103 AM MDT Mon Jul 1 2024

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West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Sacramento
Mountains Above 7500 Feet-East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below
7500 Feet-
Including the cities of Mescalero, Pinon, Cloudcroft, Timberon,
Mountain Park, Apache Summit, Sunspot, Sacramento, and Mayhill
103 AM MDT Mon Jul 1 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SOUTH FORK AND SALT FIRES BURN SCAR IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive
  rainfall are 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...From 11 AM MDT this morning through this evening.

* 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.

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KT