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ARROYO FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

534 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A

ARROYO FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 PM MDT

FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION ...



IN NEW MEXICO



   ...EXTREME NORTHEAST GRANT COUNTY AND EXTREME

NORTHWEST SIERRA COUNTY OVER THE BLACK RANGE.



AT 530 PM MDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE BLACK RANGE

MOVING NORTHWEST 10 MPH. AREAS OF CONCERN INCLUDE THE TOWNS OF

MIMBRES AND SAN LORENZO INCLUDING AREAS THAT LIE WITHIN THE

DRAINAGES BOTH WEST AND EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. RADAR

ESTIMATES RAINFALL TOTALS OF OVER ONE AND A HALF INCHES IN THE

LAST HOUR. ARROYO FLOODING IS LIKELY WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO LOW WATER CROSSING 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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