Flash Flood Warning
579 WGUS54 KEPZ 120140 FFWEPZ NMC051-120430- /O.NEW.KEPZ.FF.W.0082.130812T0140Z-130812T0430Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 740 PM MDT SUN AUG 11 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL SIERRA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... * UNTIL 1030 PM MDT * AT 736 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH WATER CROSSING THE BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 142 SOUTHEAST OF MONTICELLO AND PLACITAS. THIS WATER WILL DRAIN TOWARD INTERSTATE 10 IN ALAMOSA CREEK OVER THE COMING HOURS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MONTICELLO... PLACITAS... CUCHILLO... ALAMOSA CANYON... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. && LAT...LON 3348 10722 3325 10721 3323 10737 3348 10756 $$ JMG