473  
NWUS54 KEPZ 012211  
LSREPZ  
 
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX  
956 PM MDT SUN AUG 31 2008  
   
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON  
   
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.  
 
..REMARKS..  
 
0632 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SSW LAS PALOMAS 32.27N 106.79W  
08/31/2008 SIERRA COUNTY NM EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
EVACUATIONS DUE TO POSSIBLE FLOODING IN LAS PALOMAS.  
 
0651 PM FLASH FLOOD CUCHILLO 33.13N 107.36W  
08/31/2008 SIERRA NM TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
WATER ESTIMATED AT 1 FOOT DEEP COVERING FULL WIDTH OF  
CUCHILLO CREEK LOW WATER CROSSING. BARRICADES ARE UP.  
 
0656 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SSW TRUTH OR CONSEQUE 33.07N 107.28W  
08/31/2008 SIERRA NM EMERGENCY MNGR  
 
WATER GOING OVER BANKS OF PALOMAS CREEK IN A SOME PLACES.  
DRAINAGE IS INTO ADJACENT FIELDS IN THE COMMUNITIES OF  
LAS PALOMAS, CUCHILLO, WINTON AND MONTICELLO.  
 
0748 PM FLOOD 5 SSW TRUTH OR CONSEQUE 33.07N 107.28W  
08/31/2008 SIERRA NM LAW ENFORCEMENT  
 
HOMES FLOODED. EVACUATIONS IN PLACE. HIGHWAY 187 CLOSED  
AT THE PALOMAS BRIDGE.  
 
0844 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 N ARREY 32.91N 107.32W  
08/31/2008 SIERRA NM LAW ENFORCEMENT  
 
WATER OVER HIGHWAY 187 LOW WATER CROSSINGS JUST NORTH OF  
ARREY AT MILE MARKERS 15, 17 AND 20.  
 
 
 
 
 
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