Flood Warning for El Paso, TX
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- El Paso
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. Where: Central El Paso County in western Texas... When: Until 345 AM MDT Friday.
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Central El Paso County in western Texas... * WHEN...Until 345 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 937 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. Earlier rainfall from the Homestead Meadows area will trickle down through one narrow basin. Water is expected to flow between the SISD Student Activities Complex and Eastlake. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Far East El Paso and Socorro. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued October 29 at 9:40PM MDT until October 30 at 3:45AM 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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