Flash Flood Warning for Otero, NM
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What you need to know
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- Otero
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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... North Central Otero County in south central New Mexico... * Until 700 PM MDT. * At 354 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.0 and 1.5 inch of rain...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Full official description
Bulletin details
FFWEPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Otero County in south central New Mexico... * Until 700 PM MDT. * At 354 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.0 and 1.5 inch of rain has 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. Bent and Tularosa Falls and surrounding areas will see high flows along Tularosa Creek. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Tularosa and Bent.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 7 at 3:54PM MDT until August 7 at 7:00PM 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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