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URBAN AND ARROYO FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

347 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND

ARROYO FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM MDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON 

FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS



IN NEW MEXICO

     SOUTHERN DESERT AND SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION



THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DROPPED VERY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS PORTIONS OF DONA 

ANA AND SIERRA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF 

ALMOST 2 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS. STATE POLICE HAVE REPORTED 

FLOODING ALONG ROUTE I 25 FROM GARFIELD  TO ARREY JUST SOUTH OF 

CABALLO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE TRUTH OR 

CONSEQUENCES VICINITY BY 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. OTHER STRONG 

THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ALONG HIGHWAY 152 NEAR HILLSBORO.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS 

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS...COUNTRY ROADS...DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND

ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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

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

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



STAY TUNED TO YOUR WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA OUTLETS FOR

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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