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Flash Flood Warning
CancelledOtero, NM
Status
Cancelled
Started 22 days ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Likely
Details
FFWEPZ
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Otero County in south central New Mexico...
* Until 630 PM MDT.
* At 414 PM MDT, Another band of thunderstorms with heavy rainfall is moving across the Tularosa Basin. This band will exacerbate flooding coming off the west slopes of the Sacaramento Mountains.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, low water crossings, roads, as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Mescalero, Tularosa, Bent, Burro Flats, La Luz, Lower Nogal Canyon, Upper Nogal Canyon, Mescalero Apache School, South Tularosa Canyon and Alamorosa.
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.
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