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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX

252 AM MDT SAT AUG 14 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 300 AM MDT FOR CENTRAL EL 

PASO COUNTY...



AT 245 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

OCCURING OVER THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED.  LIGHT 

RAIN FALL WILL CONTINUE FOR COUPLE OF MORE HOURS BEFORE TAPERING 

OFF. 



THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS FLOODED STREETS...ROADWAYS AND STRANDED CARS 

WITHIN THE EL PASO METROPOLITAN AREA.  WATER WILL GRADUALLY RECEDE 

AS RAIN TAPERS OFF. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW 

LYING AREAS AND STREETS AND ALONG DRAINAGES.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 

DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED STREETS OR ROAD WAYS.  TURN AROUND DONT 

DROWN. 



LAT...LON 3178 10652 3165 10622 3199 10610 3200 10655



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