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URBAN AND ARROYO FLOOD ADVISORY...CORRECTED FOR LOCATION

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

633 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2001





THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A

URBAN AND ARROYO FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 805 PM MDT

FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION ...



IN NEW MEXICO



   ...DONA ANA COUNTY NEAR LAS CRUCES...



AT 630 PM MDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ABOUT 5 MILES

SOUTHEAST OF LAS CRUCES MOVING MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE WEST.

RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES ARE IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER

HOUR. THE STORM HAS PERSISTED FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR...SO URBAN

AND ARROYO FLOODING IS LIKELY WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA.



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. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM ARROYOS AND DRAINAGES.







 

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