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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1229 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE SALT FIRE BURN SCAR IN...
NORTHERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 230 PM MDT.
* AT 1229 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SALT FIRE BURN SCAR. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 INCH OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE BURN SCAR WILL RESULT IN DEBRIS FLOW
MOVING THROUGH THE SALT FIRE BURN SCAR, INTO CANYONS FLOWING NORTH
TOWARDS CHEROKEE BILL CANYON AND US HIGHWAY 70. THESE SIDE CANYONS
INCLUDE BEAR, SNOW, AND FENCE CANYONS. PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 70
BETWEEN APACHE SUMMIT AND THE LINCOLN COUNTY LINE MAY BE IMPACTED.
THE DEBRIS FLOW CAN CONSIST OF ROCK, MUD, VEGETATION AND OTHER LOOSE
MATERIALS.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE SALT FIRE
BURN SCAR.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF AREAS IN AND AROUND
THE SALT FIRE BURN SCAR.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
SNOW CANYON, BEAR CANYON, FENCE CANYON AND PORTIONS OF US HIGHWAY
70 BETWEEN APACHE SUMMIT AND THE OTERO-LINCOLN COUNTY LINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE
EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND
DITCHES IN THE SALT FIRE BURN SCAR. SEVERE DEBRIS FLOWS CAN ALSO BE
ANTICIPATED ACROSS ROADS. ROADS AND DRIVEWAYS MAY BE WASHED AWAY IN
PLACES. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOOD WATERS...CLIMB TO SAFETY.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
LAT...LON 3326 10561 3326 10565 3324 10569 3324 10572
3329 10568 3331 10566 3331 10565 3331 10564
3331 10563 3331 10561 3331 10560 3330 10558
3327 10559
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
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