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URBAN AND ARROYO FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

812 PM MDT FRI JUL 20 2001



AT 810 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY 

SHOWERS FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN DONA ANA AND LUNA 

COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO INCHES HAVE OCCURED IN A 

SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH. 

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE LAS CRUCES AREA IN THE 

NEXT 10 TO 20 MINUTES WITH HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE.  RUNNING WATER 

AND SOME FLOODING IN NORMALLY DRY DRAINAGES...ARROYOS AND ROADWAYS 

IS LIKELY WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA. PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING 

AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS AND ROADS IS LIKELY.



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. IF WATER RISES IN YOUR 

LOCATION...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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