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WGUS84 KEPZ 311956
FLSEPZ
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
156 PM MDT SUN AUG 31 2025
NMC017-312200-
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GRANT NM-
156 PM MDT SUN AUG 31 2025
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY, GRANT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 400 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 155 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 1.25 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO 0.5 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE
AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MULE CREEK AND BUCKHORN.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE NUMEROUS LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS, RIVERS, OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.
LAT...LON 3293 10875 3292 10905 3321 10905 3321 10853
3302 10855
ZA
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