Flash Flood Warning for Grant, NM
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FFWEPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Trout Fire Burn Scar in... Northeastern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 600 PM MDT. * At 352 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Trout Fire Burn...
What the bulletin says to do
This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and ditches in the Trout Fire Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety. Move away from recently burned areas. Life-threatening flooding of creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely. The heavy rains will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep terrain, especially in and around these areas.
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Bulletin details
FFWEPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Trout Fire Burn Scar in... Northeastern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 600 PM MDT. * At 352 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Trout Fire Burn Scar. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the Trout Fire Burn Scar, into canyons flowing north towards Sapillo Creek, including Meadow Creek, Hill Canyon and Skates Canyon. Sapillo Creek on either side of Lake Roberts Dam will also be impacted. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around the Trout Fire Burn Scar. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the Trout Fire Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Lake Roberts, Sapillo Creek Valley, Trout Valley and Lake Roberts Heights.
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Flash Flood Warning issued July 26 at 3:52PM MDT until July 26 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
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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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