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ARROYO FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

810 PM MDT MON JUL 2 2001



AT 805 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO 

SHOW AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS FROM HURLEY TO 

MIMBRES. THE ARROYO FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ENLARGED TO INCLUDE MOST 

OF THE MOUNTAINOUS AREA BOUNDED ON THE WEST BY U.S. HIGHWAY 180...ON 

THE EAST BY STATE HIGHWAY 61...ON THE NORTH BY THE TOWN OF 

MIMBRES...AND ON THE SOUTH BY THE TOWN OF FAYWOOD. RADAR IS 

ESTIMATING GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE TO ONE AND ONE-

HALF INCHES IN THIS GENERAL AREA WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 

INCHES OF RAIN ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF MIMBRES.



RUNNING WATER AND SOME FLOODING IN NORMALLY DRY DRAINAGES...ARROYOS 

AND CREEKS IS LIKELY WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA. PONDING OF WATER IN 

LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS AND ROADS IS LIKELY. 

ADDITIONALLY...THE MAIN HIGHWAYS NAMED ABOVE MAY EXPERIENCE BRIEF 

PERIODS OF WATER RUNNING ACROSS THEM IN LOW SPOTS AND SOME STREETS 

IN TOWNS MAY EXPERIENCE SOME RUNNING WATER ON THEM. THE 

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...HOWEVER THE 

SHOWERS ARE ALSO MERGING INTO A BROADER AREA OF RAINFALL AND THIS 

MAY CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THIS EVENING AS IT SLOWLY MOVES SOUTHWEST.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

PERSONS SHOULD AVOID ARROYOS AND DRAINAGES.

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