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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1139 PM MDT FRI APR 24 2026
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SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WEST EL PASO, LAS CRUCES, SUNLAND PARK,
UPPER VALLEY, DOWNTOWN EL PASO, AND VADO
1139 PM MDT FRI APR 24 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF CEMENT LAKE DAM ON
THE ARROYO BELOW CEMENT LAKE DAM IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY A POTENTIAL BREAK OF THE CEMENT LAKE DAM
IN WEST EL PASO IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...AREAS BELOW CEMENT LAKE DAM IN WEST EL PASO, INCLUDING
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN DONA ANA COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN EL
PASO COUNTY.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...IF A DAM FAILURE AT CEMENT LAKE OCCURS, FLOODING MAY
IMPACT PORTIONS OF LOOP-375, PAISANO DRIVE, AND DONIPHAN DRIVE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- ENHANCED FLOWS MAY OCCUR ON THE RIO GRANDE DOWN TO THE
AMERICAN DIVERSION DAM, INCLUDING ALONG BRICKLAND ROAD. LOW
WATER LEVELS IN THE RIO GRANDE WILL MITIGATE IMPACTS. RAZOR
WIRE IN THE FLOOD PLAIN AT THE CEMENT LAKE OUTLET COULD
BECOME ENTANGLED WITH DEBRIS, OR PARTIALLY SUBMERGED,
AFFECTING FLOOD FLOWS AND CREATING AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD.
- 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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