FLASH FLOOD WATCH !! GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-ANDREWS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM... HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 435 AM CDT WED JUL 17 2013 /335 AM MDT WED JUL 17 2013/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR. * MAJOR STREET FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE DRAINAGE IS POOR SUCH AS HIGHWAY UNDERPASSES. AREAS OF STANDING WATER GREATER THAN 3 FEET DEEP OR RUNNING WATER GREATER THAN 1 FEET DEEP MAY CAUSE CARS TO STALL OR GET WASHED INTO DRAINAGE DITCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:45:02 +0000
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