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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
412 PM MDT Sun Aug 16 2026

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Sierra County in south central New Mexico...

* Until 615 PM MDT.

* At 412 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.75 inches of rain have
  fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 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...
  Salinas Peak.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

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LAT...LON 3338 10649 3338 10654 3328 10660 3320 10649
      3311 10644 3320 10635 3330 10635

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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