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URBAN AND ARROYO FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

715 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2001



...AN URBAN AND ARROYO FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT 805

PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN CENTRAL DONA ANA COUNTY NEW MEXICO...



AT 710 PM MDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR RADIUM SPRINGS MOVING WEST AT 10

MILES AN HOUR. A WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 2.75 INCHES OF RAIN IN

AN HOUR 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAS CRUCES WITH AN EARLIER STORM...

WHICH HAS SINCE WEAKENED. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THIS

AREA WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO URBAN AND

ARROYO FLOODING.



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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