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WGUS84 KEPZ 011234
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
634 AM MDT THU OCT 1 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...
RIO GRANDE AT EL PASO AFFECTING EL PASO COUNTY.
FOR THE RIO GRANDE...INCLUDING EL PASO...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING AT 645 PM MDT.
TXC141-020045-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-261002T0600Z/
/EPRT2.1.ER.261001T0043Z.261001T0835Z.261002T0000Z.UU/
634 AM MDT THU OCT 1 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...RIO GRANDE AT EL PASO.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING ON AREA ROADS WHICH HAS LEAD
TO ROAD CLOSURES. WALKING PATHS AND PARKS LOCATED BETWEEN THE RIO
GRANDE LEVEES WILL BE INUNDATED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 6:05 AM MDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.4 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 7.5 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 6:05 AM MDT THURSDAY WAS 9.7 FEET. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY RECEDE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 3.4 FEET MONDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 8.5 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 9.3
FEET ON 08/01/2006.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3193 10664 3193 10659 3184 10658 3179 10648
3179 10643 3174 10634 3156 10622 3153 10628
3167 10635 3174 10643 3173 10649 3177 10653
3178 10660 3183 10663
JG
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