Headline: Flash Flood Statement issued July 24 at 6:03PM MDT expiring July 24 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM

Event: Flash Flood Statement
Sender Name: NWS El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
Issued: 2013-07-24T18:03:55-06:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T18:45:00-06:00
Description: AT 6 PM MDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA.

HEAVIEST RAINS WERE FALLING AROUND ALAMOGORDO…LA LUZ…BOLES
ACRES…OLIVER LEE STATE PARK AND TULAROSA.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MCGREGOR RANGE BASE…
WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT…
TULAROSA…
TIMBERON…
OROGRANDE…
MESCALERO…
CLOUDCROFT…
ALAMOGORDO…
ELK SILVER…
SIXTEEN SPRINGS…
OTERO MESA…
CORNUDAS MOUNTAINS…
BLUFF SPRINGS…
LAKE MESCALERO…
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.

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