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... The Salt Fire Burn Scar in... Northern Otero County in south central New Mexico... * Until 415 PM MDT. * At 210 PM MDT, gauge reports indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Salt Fire Burn Scar....
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 Salt Fire Burn Scar. Roads and driveways may be washed away in places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety.
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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 Salt Fire Burn Scar in... Northern Otero County in south central New Mexico... * Until 415 PM MDT. * At 210 PM MDT, gauge reports indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Salt Fire Burn Scar. Over a half inch of rain has fallen in about a half hour, and rainfall rates up to 4 inches an hour have been briefly observed. Portions of Highway 70 between Apache Summit and the Lincoln County line may be impacted. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding in and around the Salt Fire Burn Scar. SOURCE...Gauges reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around the Salt Fire Burn Scar. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Snow Canyon, Bear Canyon, Fence Canyon and Portions of US Highway 70 between Apache Summit and the Otero-Lincoln County Line.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 28 at 2:10PM MDT until August 28 at 4:15PM 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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