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ARROYO FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

125 PM MDT SUN JUL 29 2001



...AN ARROYO FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN GRANT

AND WESTERN SIERRA COUNTIES NEW MEXICO UNTIL 215 PM MDT...



AT 120 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO

DEVELOP IN AN AREA FROM SILVER CITY TO HILLSBORO. DOPPLER RADAR

ESTIMATES OF RAINFALL WERE IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES ABOUT 5 MILES

SOUTH OF KINGSTON...WHERE STORMS HAVE REPEATEDLY PASSED OVER.



THE AIR MASS IS VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE OVER THE ADVISORY

AREA...WITH THUNDERSTORMS BUILDING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD FROM THE

MOUNTAINS TOWARD SILVER CITY. HIGHWAY 152 BETWEEN SILVER CITY AND

HILLSBORO AND HIGHWAY 27 SOUTHWARD FROM HILLSBORO WILL BE PRONE

TO FLOODING IN LOW SPOTS.



AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR FLOOD CONDITIONS... AND BE PREPARED

TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND... SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN.

DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS

RISING. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.



 

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