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NMC013-020545-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
947 PM MDT SUN AUG 1 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN/SMALL STREAM FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LAS CRUCES AREA...
  
* UNTIL 1146 PM MDT SUNDAY EVENING

RADAR AND PUBLIC REPORTS ARE INDICATING AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN ALONG
THE WEST SIDE OF THE ORGAN MOUNTAINS JUST EAST OF LAS CRUCES. RADAR
INDICATES RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN JUST A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR
IS POSSIBLE. THE RUNOFF CREATED FROM THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE SMALL
STREAMS AND ARROYOS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND STREET FLOODING TO
OCCUR. THE FLOODING SHOULD BE LIMITED TO MAINLY THE EASTERN PORTION
OF LAS CRUCES. THE PUBLIC IS REPORTING 
SOME STREET FLOODING ALONG US HIGHWAY 70 JUST EAST OF LAS CRUCES.

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IN THIS AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW
HOURS AS FLOODED ROADS ARE ESPECIALLY HARD TO DETECT IN THE NIGHT
TIME HOURS. ALSO...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH RUNNING WATER OVER
ROADWAYS. 

THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OR END SHORTLY...ALTHOUGH RUNOFF AND
MINOR FLOODING MAY CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING
INDOORS, YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.

$$

DH