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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
725 PM MDT Sat Oct 19 2024

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 1030 PM MDT.

* At 725 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  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...
  Roswell Correctional Facility.

This includes Highway 285 between Mile Markers 79 and 84.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Arroyos, streams, and normally dry rivers can become raging killer 
currents in a matter of minutes. Water in arroyos can travel many 
miles and take hours to reach your location from upstream rain areas.

&&

LAT...LON 3314 10497 3314 10491 3325 10490 3329 10484
      3328 10462 3310 10446 3296 10441 3296 10484
      3279 10484 3279 10511

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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