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Flash Flood Warning
ActiveGrant, NM; Hidalgo, NM
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
FFWEPZ
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... Northwestern Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico...
* Until 630 PM MDT.
* At 337 PM MDT, A band of moderate to locally heavy rain is streaming across northern Grant and far northern Hidalgo County. Flooding is likely to occur in several arroyos, creeks, and streams in the area, and may travel into areas which received relatively light rainfall.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Cliff, Redrock, Mule Creek, Virden, Buckhorn, Riverside, Gila, Gila Lower Box, Bill Evans Lake and Gila Middle Box.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
Data from the National Weather Service
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