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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1236 AM MDT WED SEP 17 2025
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DONA ANA NM-
1236 AM MDT WED SEP 17 2025
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM MDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DONA ANA COUNTY...
AT 1236 AM MDT, AT 1230 AM MDT, ONLY LIGHT RAIN WAS FALLING OVER THE
VADO AREA. OBSERVED WATER FLOW IN THE VADO ARROYO HAS DIMINISHED,
AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS SO FAR NO HOMES ARE THREATENED BY
HIGH WATER. ONLY MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE LOWEST
LYING AREAS AROUND VADO.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
SOURCE...RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAUGES.
IMPACT...FLASH FLOODING OF ARROYOS, ROADS, AND LOW LYING AREAS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
VADO AND DEL CERRO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
LAT...LON 3218 10658 3216 10657 3215 10657 3213 10658
3212 10663 3210 10664 3208 10665 3210 10666
3214 10668 3215 10665
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
MPH
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