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WGUS84 KEPZ 012120
FLSEPZ
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
320 PM MDT SAT AUG 1 2026
TXC141-012315-
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EL PASO TX-
320 PM MDT SAT AUG 1 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN TEXAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 515 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
RISES IN SMALL STREAMS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS. DANGEROUS FLOWS
OVER LOW-WATER CROSSINGS AND ROADWAYS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 320 PM MDT, SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER HUECO TANKS
HAVE PRODUCED 0.50 TO 0.75 INCHES OF RAIN IN UNDER AN HOUR.
THIS WILL CAUSE ARROYOS TO FLOW IN THE AREA, AND LOW WATER
CROSSINGS MAY BECOME INUNDATED.
- IF THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST, ESPECIALLY UPSTREAM OF THE MAJOR
LOW WATER CROSSINGS ENTERING THE PARK, THE ADVISORY MAY NEED
TO BE UPGRADED TO A FLASH FLOOD WARNING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HUECO TANKS, HUECO MOUNTAIN ESTATES, BUTTERFIELD AND
HOMESTEAD MEADOWS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
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 3186 10621 3197 10615 3199 10612 3200 10600
3190 10600 3181 10600 3181 10613
MPH
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