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Flood Warning
ActiveEl Paso, TX
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Central El Paso County in western Texas...
* WHEN...Until 345 AM MDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 937 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. Earlier rainfall from the Homestead Meadows area will trickle down through one narrow basin. Water is expected to flow between the SISD Student Activities Complex and Eastlake. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Far East El Paso and Socorro. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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