Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
Issued: 2013-07-24T17:52:01-06:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T20:45:00-06:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 8:45 PM MDT. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SIERRA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO…

* UNTIL 845 PM MDT

* AT 551 PM MDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
WINSTON…
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES…
MONTICELLO…
HILLSBORO…
CABALLO…
HERMOSA…
CUTTER…
CHISE…
LAS PALOMAS…
POVERTY CREEK…
ALAMOSA CANYON…
ROCK HOUSE…
NORTH MONTICELLO POINT…
CABALLO LAKE STATE PARK…
Instruction: IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO
CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT NEAR SILVER FIRE BURN AREA.
RAPID RISES IN WATER AND QUICK MOVING DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE.
AVOID CREEKS AND DRAINAGES NEAR BURNED AREAS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
QUICKLY. IF CAUGHT BY FLASH FLOODING OR DEBRIS FLOWS…CALL 911.

Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Area Description: Sierra