If you are planning travel in SE New Mexico or the Culberson Co areas of Texas, be advised: FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 333 PM CDT THU SEP 12 2013 233 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... EDDY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... NORTHERN CULBERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS... * UNTIL 830 PM MDT/930 PM CDT/ * AT 229 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT HIGH FLOWS IN DRAINAGES OVER MUCH OF EDDY COUNTY AND OVERNORTHERN CULBERSON COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN DARK CANYON DRAW...ROCKY ARROYO...THE BLACK RIVER...AND THE DELAWARE RIVER IN NORTHERN CULBERSON COUNTY. A RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN AFFECT FOR DARK CANYON DRAW...AND MANY ROADS REMAIN CLOSED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK AND IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN HAS DECREASED BUT IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR WATER LEVELS TO RECEDE AND THUS FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS REMAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE... AND MANY OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT IS NEVER SAFE TO DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER TO QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 21:18:16 +0000
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