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WGUS64 KEPZ 291834  
FFAEPZ  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
1234 PM MDT FRI SEP 29 2023  
 
.MOIST, SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE  
BORDERLAND ON SATURDAY IN BETWEEN A RIDGE TO THE EAST AND A STRONG  
UPPER TROUGH TO THE WEST. SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, LASTING INTO  
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. CONDITIONS IMPROVE BY SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
NMZ409>411-414>417-427>429-TXZ418>424-301315-  
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA  
COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW  
7500 FEET-SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-EAST SLOPES  
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA-WEST CENTRAL  
TULAROSA BASIN/WHITE SANDS-EAST CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN/ALAMOGORDO-  
SOUTHEAST TULAROSA BASIN-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL  
EL PASO COUNTY-NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT  
BASIN-SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS-RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL  
PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN  
HUDSPETH COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO, WHITE SANDS  
NATIONAL PARK, SUNLAND PARK, SOCORRO, APACHE SUMMIT, SPACEPORT,  
MOUNTAIN PARK, DERRY, TIMBERON, DELL CITY, SIERRA BLANCA, FORT  
HANCOCK, INDIAN HOT SPRINGS, OROGRANDE, MESCALERO, VADO, FORT  
BLISS, TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, TORNILLO, MAYHILL, LOMA LINDA, CROW  
FLATS, DOWNTOWN EL PASO, LAS CRUCES, CHAPARRAL, WHITE SANDS RANGE  
HEADQUARTERS, CORNUDAS, UPPER VALLEY, SACRAMENTO, ALAMOGORDO,  
PINON, HUECO TANKS, SUNSPOT, HOLLOMAN AFB, WEST EL PASO,  
GARFIELD, HATCH, TULAROSA, SALT FLAT, FABENS, RADIUM SPRINGS, AND  
CLOUDCROFT  
1234 PM MDT FRI SEP 29 2023  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING OTERO,  
DONA ANA, AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES. FAR WEST TEXAS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION  
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.  
 

 
 

 
 
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