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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

411 PM MDT THU AUG 5 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO

  WESTERN SIERRA COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO



* UNTIL 545 PM MDT



* AT 400 PM MDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN AROUND

  HILLSBORO...OR ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...

  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ADDITIONAL      

  THUNDERSTORMS FORMING WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH 

  FLOODING BETWEEN SILVER CITY AND HILLSBORO.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



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

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



LAT...LON 3312 10807 3256 10810 3282 10733 3333 10733



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