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WGUS84 KEPZ 212152
FLSEPZ
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
352 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026
NMC013-212345-
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DONA ANA NM-
352 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...SOUTHEASTERN DONA ANA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
* WHEN...UNTIL 545 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
RISES IN SMALL STREAMS AND NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS. WATER OVER
ROADWAYS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 352 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 0.75 INCHES OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAS CRUCES, NMSU MAIN CAMPUS, MESILLA AND SAN PABLO.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
REMAIN ALERT FOR FLOODING EVEN IN LOCATIONS NOT RECEIVING RAIN.
ARROYOS, STREAMS, AND RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER CURRENTS IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES, EVEN FROM DISTANT RAINFALL.
LAT...LON 3226 10683 3236 10680 3235 10675 3232 10672
3224 10673 3222 10677
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