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NMZ030-072145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

149 PM MDT MON OCT 7 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR HIDALGO COUNTY...



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HIDALGO 

COUNTY UNTIL 3 PM.  AT 1:50 PM DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 

HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHERN HIDALGO.  PERSON WITH INTERESTS ALONG 

DEER...INDIAN...ROUGH...BRUSHY OR WALNUT CREEKS SHOULD TAKE ACTION 

TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.  WATER MAY RISE QUICKLY ALONG THE 

CREEKS AS RADAR HAS INDICATED OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ON 

THE EAST SLOPES OF THE ANIMAS MOUNTAINS.  ALSO A SPOTTER NEAR ANIMAS 

REPORTED WATER COVERING THE ROADS THAT LEAD INTO HIGHWAY NINE NEAR 

ANIMAS.



NEVER CROSS A ROAD THAT IS COVERED BY WATER AS THE DEPTH OF WATER 

MAY BE DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE.



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

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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