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Flash Flood Warning for Grant, NM

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What is happening

FFWEPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 545 PM MDT. * At 343 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain...

What the bulletin says to do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are numerous low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.

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Bulletin details

FFWEPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 545 PM MDT. * At 343 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Lake Roberts, Sapillo Creek Valley and Trout Valley. This includes the following streams and drainages... Apache Creek, Sapillo Creek, Copperas Creek, Meadow Creek and Trout Creek.

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    Flash Flood Warning issued August 5 at 3:43PM MDT until August 5 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

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Source and limitations

Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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