FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1111 AM MDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PULL COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE IN THE AREA TODAY. THIS MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH THE STORM SYSTEM TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOME WITH AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL EXCEED ONE AND A HALF INCHES OVER A FEW LOCATIONS RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING. NMZ405>407-411-413-TXZ418-419-191100- /O.CAN.KEPZ.FF.A.0005.000000T0000Z-130719T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.A.0006.130718T1711Z-130719T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIMAS...HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS... CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...LAS CRUCES...VADO... SUNLAND PARK...OROGRANDE...WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS... CHAPARRAL...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 1111 AM MDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NM...LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL...SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY...SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN... SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN AND UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL. IN TX...EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY AND WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PULL COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE IN THE AREA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. THIS MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH THE STORM SYSTEM TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOME WITH AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL EXCEED ONE AND A HALF INCHES OVER A FEW LOCATIONS RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING. * IMPACTS MAY INCLUDE: FLOODING OF AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND ISOLATED INSTANCES OF RESIDENTIAL FLOODING NEAR ARROYOS. 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.
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