THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH - TopicsExpress



          

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL HUDSPETH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS... * UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT * AT 807 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL ESTIMATES ARE IN EXCESS 2 INCHES WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED. THE GREATEST IMPACT IS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 87 AND 88 ON INTERSTATE 10...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 192. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FORT QUITMAN... ESPERANZA... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CAN QUICKLY TURN DRY DESERT WASHES AND ARROYOS INTO RAGING RIVERS...EVEN IN AREAS FAR FROM WHERE RAIN HAS FALLEN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ARROYOS. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER CAN CARVE DEEP CHANNELS IN PREVIOUSLY SHALLOW WASHES...AND WATER CAN BE MUCH DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. IF YOUR ROUTE BECOMES CUT OFF BY FLOODED ARROYOS...WAIT FOR FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE. && LAT...LON 3107 10561 3109 10562 3109 10565 3111 10566 3111 10568 3117 10577 3143 10579 3136 10547 3101 10553 -SWC-
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 02:11:14 +0000

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